$1 billion for AI training and resources
Today’s students are the first true generation of “AI natives.” They’ll use these models in ways none of us can predict, whether it’s learning things in new ways or creating new types of jobs we haven’t imagined yet. It’s still early days and there will be important questions ahead. That’s why we’re working with institutions across higher education to ensure student success.
To support their success, we’re providing $1 billion in funding over three years for American education, including AI literacy programs, research funding and cloud computing resources. We’re also announcing the Google AI for Education Accelerator, an initiative to offer free AI training and Google Career Certificates to every college student in America. Over 100 public universities, including the University of Michigan, The Ohio State University, the University of Virginia and the University Systems in Texas, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania have already signed up. We invite all accredited non-profit colleges and universities in the U.S. to apply.
This builds on our recent work to make Gemini for Education available to students and educators at educational institutions around the world at no additional cost. More than 80% of the top 100 U.S. universities use Google Workspace for Education, which gives them access to Google’s best AI purpose-built for schools.
Getting our most powerful technology into students’ hands — while supporting them with training and infrastructure — is how they’ll shape the AI platform shift and make sure it benefits everyone. We can’t wait to see what the next generation of builders, artists and thinkers will do.