The Massachusetts Institute of Technology — a coeducational, privately endowed research university founded in 1861 — is dedicated to advancing knowledge and educating students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.
Using Khan Academy as inspiration, Sebastian Thrun decided to bring his Stanford class on artificial intelligence online.
<img alt="Photo: Sam Comen" src="/wiredscience/wp-content/gallery/20-04/ff_aiclass_f.jpg" title="Feature" width="660"/> Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig in the basement of Thrun's guesthouse, where they record class videos. Photo: Sam Comen
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Herr Thrun, Sie haben ihre Professorenstelle in Stanford aufgegeben und möchten nun mit der Online-Universität Udacity die Hochschulbildung verändern.