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Aug 22, 2026

Harvard launches $699 AI bootcamp with instructor avatars

Harvard Business School is offering a startup bootcamp featuring AI avatars of its instructors as it seeks to expand its reach through AI-powered education.

Aug 22, 2026·2 sources
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Aug 2, 2026

Study of 77,000 online learners reveals how students use AI learning assistants in sync with class schedules

Research by IU International University of Applied Sciences analyzing AI-based learning assistant usage patterns among 77,000 online students shows that AI tool usage mirrors student schedules, providing the first large-scale empirical data on how students actually interact with AI educational tools.

Aug 2, 2026·1 source
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  • ▪Harvard Business School launched an eight-week online entrepreneurship bootcamp called HBS Foundry, priced at $699, to guide participants through starting a company
  • ▪Harvard Business School senior lecturer Jeff Bussgang acknowledged his digital AI clone is a little creepy but stated that his students love the technology
  • ▪New York Times reporter Sarah Kessler tested the HBS Foundry simulation by pitching a business plan to an AI avatar of Flybridge Capital co-founder Jeff Bussgang

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Future of learning2AI assistants & chatbots1AI avatars & virtual humans1AI tools & products1Business & enterprise AI1

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