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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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▪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 learning AI tools & products Business & enterprise AI AI avatars & virtual humans Online education

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