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    A CEO's Guide to GenAI

    Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda shares his personal GenAI tips, practical techniques for applying it in your job, and advice for advancing your career.

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    Watch the video from Coursera Connect to hear the latest!

    Hear more from CEO Jeff Maggioncalda on GenAI in his keynote at Connect, Coursera's annual conference on the future of learning and work.

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    “It's one thing to talk about generative AI, but the way to really learn it is to understand the concepts and then apply them in practice.”

    Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO and author of Use Generative AI as Your Thought Partner

    Hear more about GenAI from Jeff

    How will GenAI affect your job? What does GenAI mean for the future of your career? What’s the secret to a good prompt?

    Watch the interview to hear Maggioncalda’s answers to these questions and more.

    Prompt like a pro with tips from a CEO

    If you’ve spent any time chatting with a large language model (LLM), you’ll notice that it responds to almost any type of question, or input. But just like in human-to-human conversation, there are more and less effective ways to communicate with the tool.

    Learn the prompting techniques from former Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda relies on to better integrate GenAI into your processes, and prepare for your future job role.

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    “AI won’t take your job. It’s somebody using AI that will take your job.”

    Economist Richard Baldwin, 2023 World Economic Forum’s Growth Summit.

    Grow in your role with GenAI

    Discover practical ways to use GenAI in your work whether you’re a product manager, marketer, or leading a team.

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    Future-proof your business strategy with GenAI

    Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda outlines the key GenAI knowledge and skills that every employer and business strategist should have.

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