- Microsoft will donate $ 4 billion in cash over five years to increase young people today
- AI and cloud skills are lacking, and a large part of the global workforce must adapt
- Teachers also get support to help them integrate AI into the classroom
Microsoft has announced a commitment to donate $ 4 billion in cash during the five years to help schools, community and technical colleges from kindergarten to 12th year, and non -profit organizations are expanding the use and training initiative to support, AI and Cloud technology.
In a blog article, Microsoft explained how he wants to support 20 million people by strengthening them with AI tools to support future work environments, from a young age.
“This represents our next chapter for corporate philanthropy and our non -commercial commercial model,” said President Brad Smith in the position.
Microsoft grant scheme to support future workers
As part of the program, Microsoft will collaborate with governments to help launch its Elevate academy to provide AI training directly from basic levels to more advanced skills.
The company will also work with OPENAI, Anthropic and the American Federation of Teachers to create the National Academy for AI teaching, investing $ 23 million over five years to train 400,000 AI skills to help them integrate technology into classrooms.
“We believe that some of the most important work to come is not only building smarter machines – this guarantees that these machines help people to prosper,” added Smith.
The company cited Wef Research indicating that the two fifths (59%) of the world workforce will need new digital skills by the end of the decade. A distinct study highlighted by Microsoft also revealed that three -quarters of young world people did not have the right skills for the EA economy.
Despite the lot of thousands of workers during the post-countryic years, largely motivated by productivity gains induced by AI, the president of Microsoft stressed the importance of human workers in the future.
“This is the work to come – not only by building the next generation of AI, but by building the next generation of opportunities,” concluded Smith.
