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Li Jiang's avatar

their ceo leaving suddenly. i'd be careful here because it's hard to see any traditional content seller as an ai winner.

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Unemployed Value Degen's avatar

Their microcredentialing in a tough white-collar job market could be a real winner.

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Li Jiang's avatar

my push back would be that these white collar jobs probably don't care about microcredentialing any more.

i care if an engineer knows how to use cursor or some ai coding equivalent, but i don't care if they have a credential from coursera.

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Yesss's avatar

Andrew Ng's CV makes me feel like a pathetic loser :D

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Unemployed Value Degen's avatar

The key to happiness is framing all your comparisons in ways that are positive. Thank goodness we created a free society where Andrew Ng can thrive.

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RJ & AS DeLotto's avatar

I wonder if you are missing the real threat facing Academia-- trade schools. The vast bulk of their "profits" come from undergrad programs which sadly seem to produce a surplus of graduates with skills un-needed in the business world. An HVAC or welding certificate, OTOH, is cheaper and lucrative right from the start.

I have taken a few Coursera and FutureLearn courses and found them... interesting but not useful. Perhaps their third-party certificate programs are different, but...

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Unemployed Value Degen's avatar

Coursera microcredentials certainly cater to the tech world. I'm not against trade schools, but those aren't scalable

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RJ & AS DeLotto's avatar

$400/yr is CHEAP but only if it provides ongoing value to the buyer. (DAMMIT I just saw a course I want to take.... )

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