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lessismore  ·  4687 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Some Questions About Udacity | Stanford Social Innovation Review
Does it matter whether it is for-profit or non-profit? The bigger question is if it will make a difference in reaching and teaching more people across the world who otherwise might not have the chance to receive such an education.

A good article on Peter Norvig and Sebastian Thrun's AI class.

http://singularityhub.com/2012/01/28/sebastian-thrun-aims-to...





winston  ·  4687 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I guess it doesn't matter, unless you are Stanford. But actually... yeah, it does matter because money has a tendency to complicate things and muddy otherwise pure waters.
lessismore  ·  4687 days ago  ·  link  ·  
It is not the structure that complicate and muddy pure waters, it is the people. You can have the best infrastructure in place, but if unscrupulous people are involved.....