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Harvard Business School uses AI avatars for entrepreneurship boot camp

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Harvard Business School is piloting a new entrepreneurship boot camp called H.B.S. Foundry, which utilizes AI-generated video avatars of instructors. This $699 course guides participants through the process of starting a company, including refining ideas and pitching to investors. The program has been tested with over 100 universities, incorporating AI agents to simulate interactions with instructors and peers. AI

IMPACT This product demonstrates the use of AI avatars in educational settings, potentially changing how students interact with course material and instructors.

RANK_REASON The item describes a product launch for an educational tool that uses AI, rather than a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Harvard Business School uses AI avatars for entrepreneurship boot camp

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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