David Joyner recently wrote about his experience of creating a course with an AI avatar. He mentioned the advantages of being able to quickly and easily update course videos using AI rather than having to go to the recording studio and re-record and edit sections of videos. He also mentioned the drawbacks of uncontrolled use of AI to mimic real people. Having taken over 200 online courses, I decided to try Foundations of Generative AI. I wanted to compare the experience from a learner’s perspe

Udemy has had its fourth leadership send-off this year. Chief Marketing Officer Genefa Murphy has resigned 2.5 years into her tenure to pursue other opportunities. This is after CEO Greg Brown’s exit in March 2025 after serving just two years CTO Eren Bali’s replacement in June 2025 CPO Prasad Raje’s transition out of his role (started October 2024 and ended in March 2025) Now it’s CMO Murphy. She was hired in July 2023, when Udemy’s Enterprise revenue was more than half of the total revenue

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What if I told you that one man’s frustration with an elevator breakdown led to the creation of the fastest-growing and most-beloved programming languages today? Seventeen years ago, Graydon Hoare’s ordinary evening turned pivotal when an out-of-order elevator at his apartment building forced him to trek up 21 stories. A Mozilla software engineer, Hoare’s frustration wasn’t just with the climb, but with the fact that the tools of his trade couldn’t even make an elevator that works without cras