Coursera backs co-founder Andrew Ng's new AI education firm with $100 million investment

SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 : Andrew Ng, co-founder of online learning platform Coursera, on Tuesday announced a new artificial intelligence startup focused on teaching white-collar workers new skills to stay relevant as AI reshapes the world of professional work. The startup, LearnVector, is backed by a $100 million investment from Coursera. Ng said he founded LearnVector because he thinks the popular belief that artificial intelligence will replace workers is misguided and white-collar workers simply need to learn new skills that keep them essential as AI automates more tasks. Conventional wisdom holds "that AI will replace people, and I believe in the opposite," Ng said in an interview. “AI will be the greatest force in accelerating human development if we do it right, and rather than ... cr