Higher education history will be made on May 17, 2025, when Babson College in Wellesley, MA awards an online MBA degree to Inga V-79.
Inga is a ChatGPT program designed by Ingmar Almquist-Dalvig, a Swedish computer scientist. “She took every course needed to complete her degree,” says Almquist-Dalvig, “and will be graduating with a GPA of 3.8.
“The moment I hit Inga’s ON button two years ago, she was totally on her own. Inga wrote every required paper, took every test, and participated in every online group chat for her classes.
“The achievement I’m proudest of, however, is that Inga was selected ‘Most Friendly MBA Student’ by her cohort. The classmates who voted for her noted her warmth and supportiveness. As one student commented, ‘Inga wasn’t just a humorless brainiac. She was there for me 24/7 after I discovered that my boyfriend was cheating on me with my sister and my mom. Her texts gave me the strength to move on’.”
What does the future hold for Inga? She recently accepted a position with McKinsey & Company, the global consulting firm, where her first assignment will be to oversee the replacement of all Babson Management faculty with ChatGPT devices.
“It’s nice to be able to give something back to the institution that has played such an important role in my life,” says Inga. “Also, I’d like to start a family. My dream is to meet a ChatGPT named ‘Lars’ who’s as big a fan of Game of Thrones as I am.”