{"id":90887,"date":"2024-03-06T10:19:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T15:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=90887"},"modified":"2024-03-06T14:14:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:14:15","slug":"accenture-to-acquire-udacity-to-build-a-learning-platform-focused-on-ai-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2024\/03\/06\/accenture-to-acquire-udacity-to-build-a-learning-platform-focused-on-ai-miller\/","title":{"rendered":"Accenture to acquire Udacity to build a learning platform focused on AI [Miller]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/03\/05\/accenture-to-acquire-udacity-to-build-a-learning-platform-focused-on-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Accenture to acquire Udacity to build a learning platform focused on AI<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from techcrunch.com by Ron Miller<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt: <span style=\"color: #800000;\">(emphasis DSC):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Accenture announced today that it would acquire the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.accenture.com\/news\/2024\/accenture-to-acquire-edtech-leader-udacity-to-accelerate-capabilities-of-accenture-learnvantage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/newsroom.accenture.com\/news\/2024\/accenture-to-acquire-edtech-leader-udacity-to-accelerate-capabilities-of-accenture-learnvantage\">learning platform Udacity<\/a>\u00a0as part of an effort to build a learning platform focused on the growing interest in AI. While the company didn\u2019t specify how much it paid for Udacity, <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">it also announced a $1 billion investment in building a technology learning platform it\u2019s calling LearnVantage.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>\u201cThe rise of generative AI represents one of the most transformative changes in how work gets done and is driving a growing need for enterprises to train and upskill people in cloud, data and AI as they build their digital core and reinvent their enterprises,\u201d Kishore Durg, global lead of Accenture LearnVantage said in a statement.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.accenture.com\/news\/2024\/media_114f3be118772320c49d6cd8aa05bc53e83faff5c.png?width=2000&amp;format=webply&amp;optimize=medium\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accenture to acquire Udacity to build a learning platform focused on AI &#8212; from techcrunch.com by Ron Miller Excerpt: (emphasis DSC): Accenture announced today that it would acquire the\u00a0learning platform Udacity\u00a0as part of an effort to build a learning platform focused on the growing interest in AI. 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