LearnVector — A new AI company

Fifteen years ago, Coursera and online courses changed education. It worked better than
almost anyone expected, expanding access by opening up where you can learn. But
how you learn remains largely the same as it has for centuries: it is one-size-fits-all
courses, taught the same way to each person who shows up.

We now have an opportunity to change how learning happens. With advances in AI, we can
now build a custom learning guide for each person. We will turn learning from
one‑to‑many to one‑to‑one. I’m starting LearnVector to invent this
next generation of learning. We are starting with an investment from Coursera, and plan to
collaborate closely with Coursera and Udemy.

Good learning needs much more than just a chatbot. Research shows that chatbots without guardrails
harm learning.
They help complete tasks
and enable students to do better on homework. But cognitive offloading to a chatbot results
in them being less skilled.

In contrast, LearnVector will plan a path with you, adapt to how you learn, and patiently
stay with you until you’ve mastered new skills.

One thing has not changed in all this time. People want learning they can trust: material
that is accurate, relevant, and worth the effort you put into it. Anything less wastes the
most valuable thing a learner has: time. Coursera has a trusted library of materials from
authoritative sources. LearnVector plans to work with Coursera to bring this trustworthy
learning to everyone. I’m grateful to Greg Hart and the entire Coursera team for supporting
LearnVector.

I look forward to working with our talented team to change how we learn, and accelerate
human development.

Andrew Ng

Founder & CEO, LearnVector