Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors
TechCrunch • • business
Key Points:
- Harvard Business School is using AI avatars created by startup HeyGen to provide personalized feedback in its $699, eight-week HBS Foundry bootcamp for entrepreneurs.
- While live instructors conduct weekly sessions, the AI avatars offer feedback during practice pitches and board meetings, enhancing individual learning experiences.
- New York Times reporter Sarah Kessler tested the AI by pitching to a virtual version of Flybridge Capital co-founder Jeff Bussgang, noting the avatar's limited emotional response compared to the real person.
- The AI feature evolved from an initial chatbot concept to a more interactive and guided experience based on student feedback after a trial release.
