BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 The first ever partnership program between an artificial intelligence company and a university has been made and it\u2019s in Bakersfield. California State University Bakersfield and tech giant OpenAI have partnered to create three new classes to help students understand the power of AI.<\/p>\n
In a world on uncertainty with artificial intelligence and the job market for young up-and-coming students seeking a well paying job \u2014 Cal State Bakersfield introduces a first in the nation program which administration says will help students use AI.<\/p>\n
Proposed Inyokern data center could use 12 to 16 million gallons of water annually\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe SPARKS program at CSUB is a collaboration between OpenAI and our campus in order to help our students better understand the power and the reach of artificial intelligence,\u201d said CSUB President Vernon Harper.<\/p>\n Harper signed the deal between the college and OpenAI on Wednesday. OpenAI is the company that made ChatGPT.<\/p>\n \u201cThe students will be taking the courses, they will be learning directly from OpenAI engineers, how to best use prompts, how to best build large language models,\u201d said Harper.<\/p>\n Starting this fall, the program includes three classes.<\/p>\n A geological science class that will be mapping groundwater contamination, analysis of campaign finance reporting in politics and a creation of a community stakeholder AI lab on business.<\/p>\n But students are fearful of AI, according to a 2025 Harvard Poll, 70% of college students see AI as a threat to their job prospects.<\/p>\n \u201cAt my age, being a Gen-xer we went through this at with the birth of the internet in 1999. There were a lot of concerns about that new technology,\u201d said Harper.<\/p>\n