Coursera Integrated GPT-4 And Presented New AI Features To Online Learning Platform

CEO of Coursera Jeff Maggioncalda (photo: Citra/voi.id)

JAKARTA - Coursera, an online learning platform announced that it has integrated the Big Language Model (LLM), OpenAI's GPT-4 and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based features, to make online learning more personal and interactive.

"With more than 2,000 courses translated by AI now available in Indonesian, learners in Indonesia have an unprecedented opportunity to access the best teachers in the world to develop skills in welcoming the digital future," said Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda in his announcement in Central Jakarta, Wednesday, August 16.

"This marks an important moment because we use AI power to bridge language gaps and learning for millions of people across the country."

The 2,000 courses include Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification from Deep Learning.AI and Stanford, Yale's Financial Markets, and Learning How to Learn from Deep Teaching Solutions.

"With that, the learners can access course reading, video subtitles, lectures, quizzes, assessments, peer review instructions, and discussion instructions - all in Indonesian," said Maggioncalda.

This translated content can be accessed first by Coursera customers for business and government before being introduced to all learners before the end of the year.

Furthermore, the company also launched the Corsera Coach (beta) for Coursera Plus customers. This generative AI-based virtual learning assistant provides personalized feedback, answers questions, and summarizes lecture videos and resources. The coach will also support learners with interactions in local languages.

Coursera also integrates ChatGPT Badminton, which provides personalized discoveries across the Coursera catalog.

Where learners who use GPT-4 can recommend content and credentials to help them develop skills in certain subjects or career fields.

"Developing technology such as generative AI changes the way we learn, teach and work," said Coursera Asia Pacific Managing Director Raghav Gupta.

"With the surge in digital work and remote work, we are very happy to be able to empower learners and institutions in Indonesia with various AI content and innovations to help bridge the gap between villages and build inclusive labor," he added.

Furthermore, there is also AI-Assisted Course Building which refers to the direction of the human writer, the AI-backed course maker device will produce content automatically, including course structures, descriptions, readings, assignments, and glosaries.

Companies and campuses can also use the feature for personal writing, using their internal experts to create special courses and combine it with recommended content from partners participating in Coursera. This feature is still in trials on selected customers.