HBS Managing the Future of Work Sal Khan on retooling workforce development and redesigning college
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Apr 22, 2026 
Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy and education entrepreneur, discusses AI-powered personalized learning and the new Conmigo tutor. He covers rethinking assessments and credentials, the 1% profits idea for reskilling, and redesigning college for collaborative, competency-based learning. Short, forward-looking takes on policy tradeoffs and protecting classroom integrity.
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Launch Centralized Reskilling Funds
- Start reskilling now and create centralized clearinghouses to connect displaced workers to growing fields like MRI tech and teaching.
- Sal proposes companies voluntarily contribute around 1% of profits to fund scalable training, internships, and signals for hiring.
Prefer Conditional Support Over Unconditional Checks
- Avoid sole reliance on universal basic income; instead tie public support to skill development or work-like activities.
- Sal favors 'universal basic work' or conditional supports that preserve purpose and encourage reskilling.
Sal's Hands On AI Experiments
- Sal uses AI daily for practical tasks: transcribing speeches, drafting proposals, and accelerating first drafts from a week to an hour.
- At Khan Academy some features that once took six months were prototyped in six weeks using AI-assisted development.