TECH - Coursera Records AI Course Registrations Every Minute In 2023 Fueled By ChatGPT Trend | Benzinga
In 2023, Coursera Inc (NYSE:COUR) experienced a surge in new users signing up for its artificial intelligence (AI) courses, with a new user joining every minute on average. The company attributes this growth to the rise of generative AI, particularly the technology behind OpenAI‘s ChatGPT.
What Happened: Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda revealed that the company witnessed a significant increase in AI course enrollments, a trend that is indicative of the growing interest in upskilling to leverage the potential of generative AI, reported Reuters.
He stated, “I’d say the real hotspot is generative AI because it affects so many people.” Coursera is aligning its AI courses with those offered by leading companies in the AI sector, such as OpenAI and Alphabet Inc Google‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) DeepMind.
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