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Harvard Business School uses AI avatars in its $699 startup bootcamp

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Summary

Harvard Business School's $699, eight-week Foundry bootcamp now provides entrepreneurs with personalized feedback during presentations and board meetings using HeyGen's AI avatars.

Why it matters

This step demonstrates that elite institutions can scale mentorship services using AI and potentially lower barriers for new entrepreneurs. It also raises questions about the authenticity and emotional nuance of feedback when a digital copy replaces a human instructor.

Highlights

AI avatars provide real-time critique during rehearsal presentations, supplementing the weekly live sessions.
Students in the program report preferring guided AI feedback over simple chatbot interactions.
Jeff Bussgang's avatar, labeled as 'odd', is nonetheless received positively by students despite its deadpan smile.

Critical take

The use of avatars risks oversimplifying complex human judgment, and the 'oddness' factor could undermine trust in the feedback process.

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