Foundations of AI Ventures

3-0-9 units · Graduate

Seminar focuses on developing and building entrepreneurial ventures to drive global positive impact. Students tackle challenges in the broad sectors of digital health, sustainability, fintech, and the decentralization of society and commerce by developing enduring and economically viable solutions. Topics include blockchain, privacy-tech, data markets, and AI technologies such as Web3 and Distributed Machine Learning. Guest speakers and case studies reveal successes and failures in deploying products and services. Homework explores established and emerging business models, plus opportunities from innovations at MIT and beyond. The final project involves creating an executive summary for a business plan, suitable for submission to the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition's Accelerate Contest or MIT IDEAS. Enrollment is limited; please see subject website for details.