TEXAS \u2014 The Mark Cuban Foundation is expanding its artificial intelligence education efforts to adult learners at Dallas College, giving students hands-on experience with technology that is rapidly changing the workplace.<\/p>\n
The one-week program brings together about 22 students to learn how artificial intelligence can be used in professional and everyday settings.<\/p>\n
\u201cAI is moving faster than we are, and it’d be a good idea to get ahead of the curve,\u201d said Jenine Smith, a 46-year-old Dallas College student.<\/p>\n
For Smith, who works in accounting and finance, using AI was something she never expected to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was definitely not an advocate for AI. I was very fearful of it,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
Now, she is learning how to use AI as part of a team of virtual advisers, assigning each one a different role and putting them to work on real-world decisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s better to kind of know how it works and understand it than get lost in the process itself,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
The program is designed to make AI more accessible to people who may not have a technical background.<\/p>\n
\u201cComfort with AI is no longer an option because AI is here,\u201d said Wren Hoffman of the Mark Cuban Foundation.<\/p>\n
A 2026 survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found that 66% of Texas businesses are incorporating AI.<\/p>\n
In partnership with the Mark Cuban Foundation, the Dallas College program covers a range of topics, including website and video creation, automation, career tools and AI ethics.<\/p>\n
\u201cAI is for everyone. It’s not just for tech bros. It’s not just for computer science learners. It’s for everyone,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p>\n
For students such as Smith, the lessons also offer a look at how AI could affect their careers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s not utilized as much, but it’s we’re definitely going that way,\u201d Smith said of AI’s use in accounting and finance.<\/p>\n
She said learning more about the technology has made it feel less intimidating.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn’t know AI could do so many things,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
Dallas College is the first of six pilot programs the Mark Cuban Foundation plans to launch across the country.<\/p>\n
For Smith, the goal is to understand the technology now and stay prepared for how it will shape the future of work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TEXAS \u2014 The Mark Cuban Foundation is expanding its artificial intelligence education efforts to adult learners at Dallas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425308,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[836,132,1570,102,104,103,163,138,136128,223,82,1569,835],"class_list":["post-425307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-app-education","tag-austin","tag-ctv","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-education","tag-el-paso","tag-ezekiel-ramirez","tag-news","tag-san-antonio","tag-texas-what-you-need-to-know","tag-vod"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}