Harvard Built AI Clones of Its Professors and Sold Startup Courses for $699: 'Creepy'

The avatars aim to complement, not replace, founders’ hours, helping them focus on key interactions and challenge ideas. (AI-generated) (Credit: IBTimes UK)

Harvard Business School has been selling access to artificial intelligence (AI) copies of its own lecturers for $699 (£512), The New York Times reported this month. Seven lecturers volunteered, and one of them, Jeff Bussgang, called his own double a little 'creepy'.

The copies are video avatars that answer questions on screen. Bussgang told the paper his students love them anyway. The course is called Foundry, runs eight weeks online, and opened in April.