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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTech innovator and creator will.i.am speaks Tuesday in New York about the ongoing collaboration between ASU and will.i.am’s FYI.AI, including a spring course on agentic AI that he will design and teach. He discussed the developments at an event with ASU President Michael Crow. Samantha Chow\/Arizona State University\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Despite concerns over AI energy usage, <\/a>Arizona State University announced a new course with an unexpected high-profile teacher. On September 24 at the \u2018AI for Good\u2019 event with the United Nations in New York, President Michael Crow welcomed rapper Will.i.am<\/a> to the university.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n When you think of Will.i.am<\/a>, founding member of the Black Eyed Peas, you\u2019re probably not thinking of enrolling in an AI class taught by him. Let alone learning how to build an artificially intelligent personalized agent.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Agentic Self\u201d is a general-elective ASU course which will be taught in Will.i.am\u2019s Hollywood studio. Some students will attend in-person, and others likely will join from the university\u2019s classrooms in Los Angeles, Arizona or online.<\/p>\n The announcement for the collaboration came a day after the Sun Devils were named the most innovative university for 11 straight years by the U.S. News & World Report. President Michel Crow started the New York City press conference touting the schools\u2019 dedication to developing courses that prepare students for the powerful shift in jobs toward AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe are always looking for ways to innovate how we teach to better prepare our students to meet the moment,\u201d ASU President Michael M. Crow said at the conference. \u201cThis pioneering partnership with will.i.am is an unbelievable opportunity for our students to learn from his extraordinary experience as a highly creative and unique tech innovator.\u201d<\/p>\n The multitalented performer is adding another title to his resume as the new professor of practice, bringing his digital fluency to the next generation of learners. The 15-week class begins next spring. This joint venture will be the first of several collaborations between the university and the artist.<\/p>\n Will.i.am<\/a> is bringing more than a decade of hands-on development work in AI to the GAME School<\/a>. His experiences make him a perfect partner to explore ethical, educational use of AI technology. The course will leverage the new professor\u2019s existing AI technologies, FYI AI (Focus Your Ideas), an AI-powered communication and collaboration platform.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n This course will shift the capabilities of Will.i.am\u2019s FYI.AI creative productivity tool towards a new education model,\u00a0 EDU.FYI. Developed especially for educational use and student life activities, NVIDIA technology \u201cequips ASU faculty and students with advanced capabilities to leverage AI, create agents and collaborate with peers as they start their forever learning journey,\u201d according to a press release.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Will-I-Am.jpg\")
Rapper Will.i.am performs on stage during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012, in London, England. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend\u2019s celebrations. Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images<\/strong><\/p>\n