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Investing.com -- Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that $150 million of the company’s recent $1 billion commitment will fund grants supporting AI education and digital wellbeing during a White House AI Education Taskforce event on Thursday.
Speaking at the event hosted by First Lady Melania Trump, Pichai detailed how the funding will be distributed, including $3 million to Code.org to transform its curriculum with new AI features and $2 million to the Flourish Fund supporting nonprofits that help youth aging out of foster care succeed in the workforce.
Pichai also highlighted Google’s initiative to offer Gemini for Education to every high school in America, giving students and teachers access to the company’s AI tools, including Guided Learning features that could assist students participating in the First Lady’s Presidential AI Challenge.
"We can imagine a future where every student, regardless of their background or location, can learn anything in the world — in the way that works best for them," Pichai said at the event.
The CEO noted that Google’s AI for Education Accelerator program has expanded from 100 to 200 colleges and universities, now including the Texas A&M University System and Iowa’s community colleges.
Google has also created a centralized web resource where teachers and parents can access AI training materials in one location, addressing feedback about the need for consolidated resources.
Pichai emphasized that these initiatives aim to help the next generation solve problems and drive innovation, expressing gratitude to the First Lady and the Administration for their leadership in this area.
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