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Udacity: The Original, Free Online AI Class, now on Udacity!
In the summer of 2011, I saw an announcement about an online course called AI-class. It was taught by two well known experts in the field and seemed like an opportunity that should not be missed. I was lucky to participate in the original class, and it had a great impact on me in many ways. But after the course ended, and especially since I started to work at Udacity, I have talked to a lot of people who missed this opportunity. I was really looking forward to open it up in our new platform. But before I get ahead of myself, some history.* * *This is the story about the beginnings of AI-class - the class that made MOOC history. It was the first online class to graduate more students in the field of Artificial Intelligence than all other brick and mortar classes combined. This class has touched thousands of students and marks the beginning of what you now know as Udacity. The story starts in March 2011 at the TED conference. Sebastian Thrun had presented about self-driving cars, but was…