About the Course

Harvard Kennedy School

Course Logistics

This is the asynchronous, online version of a course taught for the first time at the Harvard Kennedy School in Spring 2024 (DPI 681M). While we acknowledge that the field of generative AI is constantly and rapidly evolving, we aim to teach enduring skills while updating our materials to remain relevant.

The content will be posted weekly as class sessions progress, so you will be able to learn at almost the same time as our residential students at the Harvard Kennedy School. This online version of the course was produced quickly to share what we are learning with you as soon as possible, so please do not expect super highly produced videos. Feedback is always welcome here.

Special thanks to Diletta Milana for designing and building this site.

Course objectives

If we are successful, by the end of this course you will be able to:

Explain how generative AI works at a conceptual level
Use generative AI to work more productively and learn more effectively in any field
Use generative AI to responsibly help improve organizational and society
Engage thoughtfully in current generative AI policy debates around regulation, security, labor, misinformation, and intellectual property.