The 2024 edition of the conference will be held on July 2–5 in South Africa, at Stellenbosch University.

David Joyner recently wrote about his experience of creating a course with an AI avatar. He mentioned the advantages of being able to quickly and easily update course videos using AI rather than having to go to the recording studio and re-record and edit sections of videos. He also mentioned the drawbacks of uncontrolled use of AI to mimic real people. Having taken over 200 online courses, I decided to try Foundations of Generative AI. I wanted to compare the experience from a learner’s perspe

Subscriber growth and revenue are accelerating even as revenue per user declines. Udemy built its empire on a simple idea: anyone could create a course, and anyone could buy one. That marketplace model made Udemy famous and made millionaires out of its top instructors. Now the company is deliberately killing it. In Q3 2025 earnings call, Udemy’s CFO admitted they are “intentionally reducing” single course sales to push users toward subscriptions. The logic is straightforward: Udemy keeps 82.5%