Harvard Is Selling a $699 Course Taught by A.I. Clones of Its Faculty

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   Harvard Business School Launches AI Avatar-Led Entrepreneur Bootcamp

   Harvard Business School is offering a $699 entrepreneurship bootcamp that utilizes artificial intelligence clones of its faculty members. These AI avatars serve as startup coaches and instructors for students. The program integrates synthetic versions of the school's own professors to deliver course content and guidance, marking a shift toward AI-driven instruction in professional education.

   Why it matters

   This initiative tests the viability of using synthetic media to scale expert knowledge in higher education. It replaces or supplements traditional faculty interaction with digital replicas to provide coaching at a fixed price point.

   What is confirmed

   • Harvard Business School is selling an entrepreneurship bootcamp for $699.
   • The course features AI avatars or clones of the school's faculty members.
   • The AI avatars function as startup coaches and instructors.

   What to watch next

   • Student performance data comparing AI avatars to human instructors
   • Expansion of AI clones to other Harvard Business School degree programs
   Sources used for this update (7)

   1. The New York Times — Harvard Is Selling a $699 Course Taught by A.I. Clones of Its Faculty
   2. TechCrunch — Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors
   3. Poets&Quants — At Harvard Business School, 'We Forge The Best Tool There Is, The One On Top Of Your Neck'
   4. The Tech Buzz — Harvard's $699 bootcamp deploys AI avatars as startup coaches
   5. Межа. Новини України. — Harvard Business School Adds AI Avatars to Its $699 Entrepreneur Bootcamp
   6. 매일경제 — The New York Times reported on the 22nd (local time) that the Harvard Business School (HBS) has open..
   7. techstory.in — Harvard Is Selling a $699 Course Taught by AI Clones of Its Faculty
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