AI course news

Course launches, syllabus changes and pricing moves worth knowing about before you enrol. 5 stories so far, newest first.

• Coursera pricing in 2026: what it actually costs to learn AI

  Coursera's pricing has more layers than it looks. We crunch whether the all-access Plus subscription still beats paying per course.

• Google AI Essentials adds a hands-on capstone project

  Google quietly launched a bigger, capstone-backed certificate alongside AI Essentials. Here's what changed, and whether past graduates should bother retaking it.

• IBM's AI Engineering certificate now teaches LLMs, RAG and AI agents

  IBM's AI Engineering Professional Certificate has expanded to 13 courses, adding generative AI, fine-tuning, and agent-building on top of its original deep learning core.

• IBM's Data Science certificate just got a generative AI overhaul

  IBM has added a dedicated generative AI course and a career prep course to its Data Science Professional Certificate. Here's what actually changed.

• OpenAI Academy launches free, beginner-friendly AI courses

  OpenAI Academy now offers three free courses with completion certificates. We break down what's actually covered, how long each takes, and who it's really for.