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Nov 2024
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How AI Is Threatening an Online Educatio...

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Online education company Chegg used to be the go-to source for students who wanted help with their homework. Now that those students are turning to OpenAI’s ChatGPT for help, Chegg’s business is taking a hit. WSJ tech reporter Miles Kruppa joins host Cordilia James has more on the company’s efforts to adapt and survive. Plus, how Elon Musk could apply his usual business tactics to a possible role in the new Trump administration.


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