PYMNTS.com January 26, 2025
Google is reportedly planning a global push to train workers on artificial intelligence (AI).
It’s part of a broader effort by the tech giant to shape policies and perceptions ahead of an uptick in AI regulation, Reuters reported Saturday (Jan. 25).
“Getting more people and organizations, including governments, familiar with AI and using AI tools, makes for better AI policy and opens up new opportunities — it’s a virtuous cycle,” Kent Walker, Alphabet’s president of global affairs, told Reuters.
According to the report, Google’s efforts include an expansion of Grow with Google, an online and in-person program that offers training tools for businesses and teaches workers skills such as data analysis or IT support to expand their career prospects in...