UCSB Professor Takes Leave to Build SkillBench, Backed by Reid Hoffman

UCSB professor and The Skill Code author Matt Beane has taken full academic leave to build SkillBench, which raised pre-seed funding in 2024 with backing from Reid Hoffman; he argues breakthrough AI productivity must also enhance human skill development.

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