Navigating the Gen AI Conundrum with Jeff Maggioncalda

02/14/24 • 33 min

As CEO of Coursera, an online learning platform with 142 million learners and hundreds of millions of course enrollments, Jeff Maggioncalda has a unique view of what’s happening around the world in edtech, higher education, and the future of work. We sat down with him to discuss:

🔮 The implications of GenAI on online learning and education

🔑 Navigating the GenAI conundrum to drive innovation and productivity at your organization

📈 What leaders should keep in mind when developing a concrete GenAI strategy

🍎 Jeff’s debut as an educator on Coursera with Navigating Generative AI: A CEO Playbook

🧠 Using GenAI as a thought partner in your day-to-day life

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With Coursera Plus, you’ll have unlimited access to Navigating Generative AI: A CEO Playbook and 7,000+ world-class courses, hands-on projects, and job-ready certificate programs from world-class universities and companies like Yale, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce. Sign up for Coursera Plus today.

🔮 The implications of GenAI on online learning and education

🔑 Navigating the GenAI conundrum to drive innovation and productivity at your organization

📈 What leaders should keep in mind when developing a concrete GenAI strategy

🍎 Jeff’s debut as an educator on Coursera with Navigating Generative AI: A CEO Playbook

🧠 Using GenAI as a thought partner in your day-to-day life

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We sat down with Andrew Ng—Co-Founder of Coursera, Founder of DeepLearning.AI, Managing General Partner at AI Fund, Founder & CEO of Landing AI, Chairman Adjunct Professor at Stanford University, and one of the world’s most prolific and renowned AI experts—to discuss:

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🔮 Andrew’s outlook on the future of AI in education and work

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