Google’s AI School Is Open and Free!

Today, we’re looking at Google’s boldest move yet to scale AI education by launching Google Skills, a massive platform offering thousands of AI courses, tools, and credentials. We’re also looking at one of the most important infrastructure bets in AI, like LangChain hitting a $1.25B valuation while doubling down on its agentic framework.

In today’s post:

• Google just launched a major AI learning platform

• YouTube launches AI tool to detect deepfakes of creators

• LangChain just hit unicorn status and it’s not slowing down

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SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Google Skills wants to be the go-to hub for AI education

Google just dropped a new platform and it’s not a product, it’s a playbook. With AI transforming nearly every industry, Google is now trying to train the world to keep up.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Google Skills brings 3,000+ courses, labs, and credentials under one roof.

• It blends content from Google Cloud, DeepMind, Grow with Google, and Google for Education.

• You can start with 10-minute AI bites or dive deep into LLMs and certification paths.

• There's something for everyone from students and devs to enterprise leaders.

• Gamified learning, team dashboards, and hiring integrations make it feel like more than just a course site.

• Google is pushing skills-based hiring by fast-tracking certified learners into jobs.

• And yes, most of it is free, including hands-on labs and AI content for beginners.

This isn’t just about learning AI. It’s about Google setting the rules for how we learn it. In a crowded space of edtech and AI hype, Google’s move could shape how businesses hire and how individuals upskill. Curious to see if this becomes the new default for AI education or just another content portal.

STRATEGY

YouTube now lets creators fight back against AI clones

YouTube just rolled out a powerful new tool for its Partner Program creators, one that could change how platforms handle AI-generated impersonations and deepfakes.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• YouTube’s new likeness-detection tech scans for AI-generated videos using a creator’s face or voice.

• Creators can request takedowns of any video using their likeness without consent.

• The tool is now available to eligible YouTube Partner Program users after a successful pilot.

• Access requires identity verification via ID and selfie video, all opt-in and revocable at any time.

• Once enabled, creators can view flagged videos, submit removal or copyright requests, or archive them.

• The move follows rising concerns over AI impersonation like voice cloning used for fake endorsements.

• YouTube previously supported the NO FAKES Act and partnered with CAA to tackle AI misuse.

This isn’t just a new feature, it’s a line in the sand. As AI content explodes, platforms are being forced to protect identity as a core user right. YouTube’s move is likely a preview of what every major content platform will need to build and fast.

PROFITS

LangChain is now a $1.25B open-source agentic platform

LangChain started as a dev tool for early AI hackers. Now it’s a full-fledged platform and it just raised $125 million to build the infrastructure powering next-gen AI agents.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• LangChain hit a $1.25B valuation in its latest round led by IVP, with new backers CapitalG and Sapphire.

• It began as an open-source project in 2022 by Harrison Chase, tackling LLM app pain points like API calls and memory.

• The company is now expanding from framework to full platform with updates to LangChain, LangGraph, and LangSmith.

• Its tools support agent creation, context-aware workflows, and debugging a full stack for AI app builders.

• Despite growing competition from model providers, LangChain still dominates in open source with 118k GitHub stars.

• The real story? LangChain is betting that open infrastructure not closed APIs will win in the long run.

• It’s also riding the wave of devs building custom agents, positioning itself as the rails beneath it all.

LangChain’s evolution mirrors the broader AI shift: from model obsession to infrastructure depth. While everyone else scrambles to ship wrappers around GPTs, LangChain is building the tools those wrappers rely on. It’s a long game but one that could pay off huge if agentic software really is the next frontier.

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