a16z launches two-year AI academy that grades what you ship, not what you memorize
sanjaykalra · x · 2026-09-24
a16z has launched a two-year AI academy that skips the lectures and grades students on what they actually ship — positioning itself as an alternative to traditional higher ed, which the poster argues now costs six figures and produces diplomas competing with ChatGPT in job interviews. Details via Forbes.
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