Mark Mahaney, Head of Internet Research at Evercore ISI, joins “The Claman Countdown” to discuss the possibility of Google putting some of its AI capabilities behind a paywall.
Google on Friday launched a new course to teach people how to use artificial intelligence tools, and its philanthropic arm will offer 7,500 courses to 1 million Americans to take for free as part of an effort to make AI training more accessible. announced that it would invest $1 million.
The Alphabet-owned technology giant says its Google AI Essentials course, developed and taught by its own AI experts, will give employees the basic skills to use generative AI tools like Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The company said it would not depend on the product.
Google has launched an AI education initiative to teach more Americans how to use technology. (Jonathan Rah/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The approximately 10-hour course is available online at Coursera for $49 and comes with a certificate of completion that you can share with future employers. No degree or experience required.
Google said the new AI course will also be available through nonprofits, businesses and schools, and Miami Dade College will offer the course to all students enrolled in its AI college degree program.
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Google’s nonprofit organization, Google.org, has also established a $75 million AI Opportunity Fund to provide grants to workforce development and education organizations to support 1 million students in rural and underserved communities. We provide free AI training to more people and educators. students, public sector, nonprofit leaders, and small businesses.
Google has said it wants to train U.S. employees to use AI. (Reuters/Steve Marcus/File Photo/File Photo/Reuters Photo)
According to Google, one of the first recipients of grants from the AI Opportunities Fund will be Goodwill, which has been offering Google’s digital skills program since 2017, resulting in approximately 400,000 Americans. ended up getting high-paying jobs.
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“AI offers a huge opportunity to accelerate economic growth, especially if people have access to the right resources and training.” James Manica, Google’s senior vice president of research, technology and society, said in a statement.
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“Google.org’s new AI Opportunity Fund and Google’s AI Essentials course are important next steps in our commitment to making AI training accessible to everyone, everywhere,” Manika continued.
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“No single employer or policymaker can modernize workforce programs alone. We need to work together across industry, civil society and government to ensure everyone can take advantage of the opportunities created by new technologies. We are working on making it so.”
