Harvard Business School Sells AI Clones of Professors for $699
luisdans · x · 2026-08-26
Harvard Business School has cloned seven faculty members into AI avatars for an online startup bootcamp, where founders practice investor pitches and board meetings with digital versions of Harvard professors. Priced at $699, it has served 760 founders so far, but grants no degree or academic credit—versus over $84,000 a year for the real MBA.
The commenter's take: Harvard, with a $50 billion endowment, isn't democratizing education but monetizing its brand at scale without adding a single classroom seat. The cloned professor says the AI isn't meant to replace him—but what if an AI version of you is good enough?
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