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