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About the Course

This course explores how the advances in artificial intelligence can and will transform our economy and society in the near future. You will hear insights from esteemed AI researchers and industry leaders in technology, economics, and business. The curriculum addresses the technological underpinnings of Generative AI, its profound implications for businesses and the broader economy, and the potential risks associated with AI-driven transformations in the workforce. By the end of this course, you will be equipped with the foresight necessary to navigate the transformative landscape of AI. Notable guest speakers include Eric Schmidt (former CEO of Google), Laura Tyson (esteemed Berkeley professor and former Director of the National Economic Council), Bindu Reddy (CEO and Co-Founder - Abacus.AI), Alex Wang (Founder of Scale AI), Mira Murati (CTO of OpenAI), Jack Clark (Co-founder of Anthropic), and Mustafa Suleyman (Founder of Inflection.AI). They originally joined a conversation with Erik Brynjolfsson and Sebastian Thrun at Stanford University in Spring 2023, and we believe that their insights will be as valuable to your understanding as they were to the Stanford community. Special thanks to James da Costa for his work on the development of this course....

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EN

Jul 22, 2024

Very well documented, dynamic and entertaining. Short videos make it easy to follow. Perhaps some of the video quality could be improved but a good effort overall.

MT

Aug 12, 2025

This was an excellent start to my AI education, great topic and definitely areas that we all will need to consider in the near term and into the future.

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By Raphael M C

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Aug 6, 2024

Interesting but outdated and too much biased on AI regulation upon the fear of possibilities, that don't even exists. Clearly most of the content is directed for non-technical people that don't understand how these big models really works and it is strongly biased to the apocalypse and government intervention side of things. Even though, it has interesting discussions and provides good insights about how to use the emerging technology.

By Johann Q

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Feb 2, 2025

They really want money for this collection of unrelated videos.