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Exclusive: Coursera and Udemy complete merger to chase AI skills
The companies combine as workers and employers race to keep up with new skills and credentials.
TL;DR
- Coursera and Udemy have merged to create a large online learning platform.
- The merger aims to help workers acquire AI-related skills and employers find employees with these skills.
- Enrollment in generative AI courses is rapidly increasing on Coursera.
- AI is forcing a reevaluation of necessary job skills and educational assessment methods.
- The pace of AI integration into the workplace outpaces reskilling programs, with potential for job displacement.
- The World Economic Forum estimates over 120 million workers could be at risk of redundancy by 2030 due to reskilling challenges.
- The combined company serves over 290 million learners and 18,000 enterprise customers.
- The companies are focused on guiding workers on what to learn and helping them prove their acquired skills.