AI-centered training backed and created by US states will reportedly soon be a reality as several government units look to introduce their specialized AI programs.
Generative AI tools are predicted to become indispensable in many industries. Systems built with this technology can carry out several tasks that people now accomplish by hand. The intelligence of these systems has increased in recent years.
Officials in Connecticut have been working to establish what they believe would be the first Citizens AI Academy in the nation. This will be a free online series of specialized classes that will educate fundamental AI concepts and grant the necessary credentials for work.
According to sources, Connecticut Democratic Senator James Maroney stated that because AI is changing the workplace so quickly, "we" all need to find the greatest resources to stay up to speed and refresh "our" skills.
Gregory LaBlanc teaches finance, strategy, and law at California's Berkeley Law School's Haas School of Business. He believes that managers and employees should be trained in generative AI.
According to LaBlanc, it makes more sense to focus on teaching students how to enhance AI rather than how to become extremely poor imitations of it. At least four states, California, Mississippi, Maryland, and Connecticut, passed legislation this year attempting to address the use of AI in the classroom.
AI Training Subjects
According to a California bill, math, physics, history, and social science courses must incorporate AI literacy skills, subject to a state working group review.
California Assemblyman Marc Berman is the author of the measure. In a statement, he asserted that AI could improve several facets of human life.
Berman stated that all students should be taught the essential components and systems of AI and that they should be taught how to recognize when AI is being utilized.
Collegiate-Level AI Education
While states are looking to train future and current employees in AI, universities are also looking to offer AI programs for students to equip them with future-proof skills.
The University of South Florida formally announced plans to establish a new college devoted to artificial intelligence in March of this year. The college would provide new graduate and undergraduate degrees, certifications, and other academic alternatives emphasizing computers, cybersecurity, and AI.
According to reports, the announcement attempts to position Florida and the Tampa Bay region as national leaders in artificial intelligence, suggesting that it will address the persistent scarcity of AI experts.
The University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school, has also announced that its Engineering and Applied Science Department will offer the first AI degree for an educational institution of its stature this year.
The program, officially designated as a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, is being provided at a time when technology is becoming increasingly common in almost every aspect of society. One of the first AI undergraduate engineering programs in the US, the degree is unique among Ivy League universities.
