Harvard and Imperial College create AI avatars of some of their professors
Harvard Business School and Imperial College London are creating AI-based digital copies of some of their professors. The concerns mainly relate to intellectual property.
Who is affected and how
- teacher
- Instructor avatars raise intellectual property questions, so agreements should be settled in advance.
- university student
- With avatars in the picture, the role of live instructor presence is in question.
Sources
- The time of avatars in the classroom has arrived: Harvard clones its facultyenglish.elpais.com · Oct 19, 2026
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