Indiana University expanded its GenAI 101 course from a large internal platform to a free, open worldwide offering, positioning AI literacy as a core workforce-ready skill across disciplines. Kelley School of Business designed the course to help learners build foundational generative AI capabilities and use them responsibly and ethically. IU said the course—already reaching more than 114,000 students, faculty, staff, and alumni since launch—now runs at no cost for anyone worldwide. The self-paced format uses eight modules and 16 lessons, designed to take learners from basic concepts to building their own AI assistant in about three and a half hours. A key feature is the course’s AI “co-teacher,” Crimson, an animated learning companion that models questioning, challenging, and working through generative AI output in real time. IU leadership emphasized that the course came out of a business school context, reflecting an institutional view that AI skills are professional capabilities rather than purely technical coursework. The expansion raises the stakes for curriculum developers as universities race to standardize AI learning outcomes, track proficiency, and address how students can apply generative AI across majors without undermining academic integrity.