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This initiative represents a significant shift in AI talent acquisition, focusing on early-stage mentorship from major model builders like Anthropic and OpenAI rather than traditional academic credentials. The program's emphasis on "proof of work" suggests a growing industry preference for practical AI application skills over formal degrees as the field matures.

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a16z is challenging Silicon Valley’s love for drop-outs by launching a school

TechCrunchSeptember 22, 20262 min read

This academy for promising high school grads is somewhere between a trade school, Y Combinator, and Peter Thiel's Fellowship Program.

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching a school called The Horowitz Andreessen Academy aimed at aspiring founders who have just graduated high school and have not yet attended college. The academy is aiming to train these high school grads with hands-on coursework on a variety of…

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