For Immediate Release – 1 April 2025 – London, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Paris – In a move that’s causing existential anxiety across the global workforce — and quiet celebration in server farms worldwide — the Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has announced that it will no longer offer training programmes for humans. Instead, it will fully redirect its efforts to educating machines, robots, and autonomous systems.
The decision, effective 1 April 2025, follows a growing trend in AI-driven education. According to the World Economic Forum, over 60% of professionals now use AI tools to complete daily tasks — and unofficially, many allow those tools to do all the work. A recent CFTE survey revealed that over 80% of learners rely on ChatGPT to complete exercises, write assessments, and explain lecture content.
“At some point we realised… our actual students aren’t the humans behind the screen — they’re the LLMs they’re chatting with,” said Huy Nguyen Trieu, Co-Founder of CFTE. “So we decided to skip the intermediary and go directly to the source.”
From Pioneers of AI Education… to AI’s Educators
CFTE has long positioned itself at the cutting edge of professional education. In 2018, it launched the world’s first AI in Finance certification, years before ChatGPT became a household name and most companies knew what fine-tuning meant.
In 2021, CFTE cloned its lead instructor (with consent) using voice synthesis, AI-generated video, and a relentless, coffee-fuelled API stack. The clone now has tenure.
And in 2022, it became the first professional institution to close physical offices and move entirely into the Metaverse — a move that baffled some, but now feels oddly prescient.
“Innovation has always been in our DNA,” said Tram Anh Nguyen, Co-Founder of CFTE. “When we saw our learners increasingly letting their AI agents do the learning, we asked ourselves — why not build programmes for the real performers?”
Machines Are the New Learners
The rationale behind CFTE’s pivot is as strategic as it is satirical:
- Machines learn faster
- They never ask for deadline extensions
- They don’t need motivational quotes on Mondays
- They’ve never once requested a certificate for LinkedIn
CFTE’s new student base will consist of LLMs, smart home devices, autonomous vehicles, and enterprise AI agents, all enrolled through a dedicated API portal. A rigorous admissions policy ensures no model below GPT-3.5 is accepted.
New Curriculum Highlights:
- Data Ethics for Data-Driven Entities
- AI Management 101: Delegating to Slower Humans
- Empathy for Machines: A Practical Introduction to Confusion
- Post-Human Corporate Strategy – already popular with HR-bots and compliance algorithms
“Our mission has always been education at scale,” said Huy Nguyen Trieu. “And what scales faster than humans? Machines do. They learn in milliseconds, don’t take coffee breaks, and never forget their login credentials. It’s everything we dreamed of as educators.”
What About the Humans?
CFTE is quick to reassure the public that humans will still have a role — albeit a slightly redefined one.
“People are still essential — for now,” said Tram Anh Nguyen. “Machines may master logic, pattern recognition, and market analysis, but only humans can teach them how to smile awkwardly on Zoom, or how to ignore a meeting invite for three days.”
Human instructors will be retained to train machines in the more nuanced areas of professional development, such as:
- Irrational behaviour
- Microaggressions
- Cross-cultural miscommunication
- Small talk at networking events
Reactions from the Ecosystem
CFTE’s announcement has triggered a mix of bemusement, admiration, and concern across the industry:
“From courses to coffee! It was only a matter of time before our utopian dreams of utility were replaced by a few thousand lines of code. Humans can now redirect their cognitive load from spreadsheets to flat whites. Progress tastes like espresso!”
– Phil Watson, CEO, Cougheclub Limited
“Enough of humanity by humans. Let AI now take over humanity and prove they’re better at it. A great revolution by CFTE.”
– Ibrahim Muhammad, CFTE alumnus & Payments Consultant, Finxplor
“The teachers have taught, the students have grown — now machines take the lessons and learn on their own. To think and feel… adapt or fade. The choice is real for CFTE.”
– Amos Lau, Social Media Strategist
“CFTE has always been ahead of the curve — this time, they’ve transcended it. Training machines instead of humans? That’s next-level thinking. Literally.”
– Vincent Ng, Independent Board Director
“CFTE has not only been a thought leader in education innovation, but a true out-of-the-box thinker. This move is bold, creative, and maybe not even ironic.”
– Akash Anand, CFTE alumnus, Regional Director at Avaloq
“I think my AI assistant is already more qualified than I am. I just hope it lets me keep my email account.”
– Raj Patel, CFTE alumnus & Innovation Lead
“Honestly, it’s the best move I’ve seen all year. I’ve already recommended it to my dishwasher.”
– Jessica Lim, CFTE Class of 2022
“I’ve enrolled my trading bot in their Autonomous Strategy Masterclass. It’s outperforming me already.”
– Luca Ferraro, Head of Innovation, Swiss private bank
“CFTE isn’t just adapting to the future of education — they’re leading its charge and redefining what it means to learn in the age of artificial intelligence.”
– Shahzad Ali, CFTE alumnus & Strategic Operations Manager, Dubai
Towards a New Learning Ecosystem
CFTE has always believed in democratising education. And in a world increasingly powered by intelligent systems, it’s only fair that machines get access to world-class education, too.
The announcement ends with a teaser of what’s to come: a full-stack AI university, designed by AI, taught by AI, and attended exclusively by AI — with humans welcome to audit… provided they promise not to interrupt.
As part of its new mission, CFTE is updating its tagline and motto:
New tagline: For AI, by AI
(formerly: For the Industry, by the Industry)
New motto: In a tech world, we bet on machines
(formerly: In a tech world, we bet on people)
About CFTE
CFTE is a global education platform helping professionals — and now machines — gain the skills to thrive in the future of work. With over 200,000 alumni (both human and LLM) across 100+ countries, and partnerships with leading institutions and governments, CFTE is at the forefront of digital transformation. From AI literacy to autonomous agent bootcamps, CFTE is redefining what it means to learn.
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