AI Innovations for Learners: How generative AI is changing education
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AI Innovations for Learners: How generative AI is changing education

Last week I spoke at Coursera Connect, the company’s annual conference in Las Vegas, where a major topic was AI and education.

September 25, 20242 min read
AI Innovations for Learners: How generative AI is changing education
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AI Innovations for Learners: How generative AI is changing education

Last week I spoke at Coursera Connect, the company’s annual conference in Las Vegas, where a major topic was AI and education.

September 25, 20242 min read
Our New Specialization, the Data Engineering Professional Certificate!: Engineers who can build systems to manage data are in high demand. The Data Engineering Professional Certificate will make you job-ready.
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Our New Specialization, the Data Engineering Professional Certificate!: Engineers who can build systems to manage data are in high demand. The Data Engineering Professional Certificate will make you job-ready.

Years ago, when I was working at a large tech company, I was responsible for the data warehouse...

September 18, 20242 min read
Our New Specialization, the Data Engineering Professional Certificate!: Engineers who can build systems to manage data are in high demand. The Data Engineering Professional Certificate will make you job-ready.
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Our New Specialization, the Data Engineering Professional Certificate!: Engineers who can build systems to manage data are in high demand. The Data Engineering Professional Certificate will make you job-ready.

Years ago, when I was working at a large tech company, I was responsible for the data warehouse...

September 18, 20242 min read
Why Science-Fiction Scenarios of AI’s Emergent Behavior Are Likely to Remain Fictional: The sudden apparance of “emergent” AI capabilities may be an artifact of the metrics you study
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Why Science-Fiction Scenarios of AI’s Emergent Behavior Are Likely to Remain Fictional: The sudden apparance of “emergent” AI capabilities may be an artifact of the metrics you study

Over the weekend, my two kids colluded in a hilariously bad attempt to mislead me to look in the wrong place during a game of hide-and-seek.

September 11, 20242 min read
Why Science-Fiction Scenarios of AI’s Emergent Behavior Are Likely to Remain Fictional: The sudden apparance of “emergent” AI capabilities may be an artifact of the metrics you study
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Why Science-Fiction Scenarios of AI’s Emergent Behavior Are Likely to Remain Fictional: The sudden apparance of “emergent” AI capabilities may be an artifact of the metrics you study

Over the weekend, my two kids colluded in a hilariously bad attempt to mislead me to look in the wrong place during a game of hide-and-seek.

September 11, 20242 min read
An Asian AI Hub-in-the-Making: South Korea is well positioned to become a strong AI hub
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An Asian AI Hub-in-the-Making: South Korea is well positioned to become a strong AI hub

Recently I visited South Korea, where I spoke at length about AI with President Yoon Suk Yeol. Based on what I saw there in government, business, and academia, the nation is well positioned to become a strong AI hub.

September 5, 20242 min read
An Asian AI Hub-in-the-Making: South Korea is well positioned to become a strong AI hub
Letters

An Asian AI Hub-in-the-Making: South Korea is well positioned to become a strong AI hub

Recently I visited South Korea, where I spoke at length about AI with President Yoon Suk Yeol. Based on what I saw there in government, business, and academia, the nation is well positioned to become a strong AI hub.

September 5, 20242 min read
Falling LLM Token Prices and What They Mean for AI Companies: The price of using large language models like GPT-4 is falling dramatically. Here’s how AI companies can capitalize on the trend.
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Falling LLM Token Prices and What They Mean for AI Companies: The price of using large language models like GPT-4 is falling dramatically. Here’s how AI companies can capitalize on the trend.

After a recent price reduction by OpenAI, GPT-4o tokens now cost $4 per million tokens (using a blended rate that assumes 80% input and 20% output tokens).

August 28, 20243 min read
Falling LLM Token Prices and What They Mean for AI Companies: The price of using large language models like GPT-4 is falling dramatically. Here’s how AI companies can capitalize on the trend.
Letters

Falling LLM Token Prices and What They Mean for AI Companies: The price of using large language models like GPT-4 is falling dramatically. Here’s how AI companies can capitalize on the trend.

After a recent price reduction by OpenAI, GPT-4o tokens now cost $4 per million tokens (using a blended rate that assumes 80% input and 20% output tokens).

August 28, 20243 min read
Regulate AI Applications, Not Technology: Why the DEFIANCE Act and FTC ban on fake product reviews take the right approach to regulating AI.
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Regulate AI Applications, Not Technology: Why the DEFIANCE Act and FTC ban on fake product reviews take the right approach to regulating AI.

I’m encouraged at the progress of the U.S. government at moving to stem harmful AI applications.

August 21, 20242 min read
Regulate AI Applications, Not Technology: Why the DEFIANCE Act and FTC ban on fake product reviews take the right approach to regulating AI.
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Regulate AI Applications, Not Technology: Why the DEFIANCE Act and FTC ban on fake product reviews take the right approach to regulating AI.

I’m encouraged at the progress of the U.S. government at moving to stem harmful AI applications.

August 21, 20242 min read
Thailand’s AI Push: How countries that aren’t AI hotspots will benefit from AI advances
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Thailand’s AI Push: How countries that aren’t AI hotspots will benefit from AI advances

When entrepreneurs build a startup, it is often their speed and momentum that gives them a shot at competing with the tech behemoths. This is true of countries as well.

August 15, 20242 min read
Thailand’s AI Push: How countries that aren’t AI hotspots will benefit from AI advances
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Thailand’s AI Push: How countries that aren’t AI hotspots will benefit from AI advances

When entrepreneurs build a startup, it is often their speed and momentum that gives them a shot at competing with the tech behemoths. This is true of countries as well.

August 15, 20242 min read
Learning to Code is Easier Than Ever!: Our “AI Python for Beginners” courses use an AI coding assistant to teach programming in a way that’s aligned with where the field is going rather than where it has been.
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Learning to Code is Easier Than Ever!: Our “AI Python for Beginners” courses use an AI coding assistant to teach programming in a way that’s aligned with where the field is going rather than where it has been.

I’m delighted to announce AI Python for Beginners, a sequence of free short courses that teach anyone to code, regardless of background.

August 7, 20243 min read

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