... days ago, I was wondering what the future of universities would be in this AI world (and education in general). I didn't know that YCombinator was going to bring an alternative solution: Y Combinator (YC) has launched Early Decision , a new application track for students who want to start companies without dropping out of school. The program lets students apply, get accepted and funded while still in school, and then defer participation until after graduation (e.g., apply in fall ... ... probably adoption ideas will pop up later. Comment from Helga Razinkova(@helga_impalpable): @busmark_w_nika  same here! With only difference that it's 13 years in my case (how come?!) Comment from Ritik Ranjan(@ritik_ranjan): @lily_elliott