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What is the relationship between Google, Udacity and Know Labs?

  • http://www.udacity.com/ http://knowlabs.com Are these subsidiaries of Google, or not?  Did Thrun leave Google to start Udacity/Know Labs?

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    I don't know how recently this question was asked, but I will give you the details I can based on my research of Udacity.  Know Labs and Udacity are not affiliated with Google.  Udacity appears to be a subsidiary of Know Labs. Speculation: Know Labs may act as the parent or "umbrella" corporation and Udacity is its first child project. Thrun left Stanford to focus on this new platform, but I don't know if he left Google.  He realized the reach of web-based learning while teaching an Artificial Intelligence course for Stanford. I hope that helps.

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Elsewhere () I saw Udacity described as a “rebranding” of Know Labs, which fits the fact that as of today, http://knowlabs.com/ redirects to Udacity's site. Thrun previously split his time between Stanford and Google. He apparently gave up his tenured post but is still on the Stanford faculty as a research professor. He is still affiliated with Google and now with Udacity. (Heath: to see the chronology of a Quora question, see “Question Stats” in the lower right and click on the date after “Latest activity.” This one was asked by Steve Lacy on Jan 23, 2012 at 10:48 AM)

Craig Reynolds

Thrun is affiliated with Google.  This is purely speculation: he has created an open relationship to promote Udacity and get people excited about computer science and programming, alike.  Well...it's working... :)

Constantine Antonakos

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