tech
April 14, 2026
A $10K College Built From Scratch for the AI Era
Khan Academy, the TED conference and testing giant ETS are building an institute for college students.
TL;DR
- Khan Academy, TED, and ETS are partnering to create the Khan TED Institute.
- The institute will offer an online program focused on AI-era jobs and human skills.
- The program aims for a total cost of around $10,000 and will focus on competency-based progression.
- The first planned course is a bachelor's degree in applied AI.
- Core knowledge in traditional subjects, applied AI skills, and communication/leadership skills will be taught.
- The initiative addresses the disruption caused by generative AI in education and the challenges with current assessment methods.
- Students can potentially complete their degree in three years or less.
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