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partnership, which he has described as an AI career launchpad,
will provide Google-sponsored AI training courses for up to
10,000 Virginians at any given time, officials said at Google’s
office in the northern part of the state.
The training opportunities will be listed on a job website that
Youngkin launched earlier this year, in response to significant
layoffs among federal workers by the Trump administration,
including many workers from Virginia.
“All fields, all career movements somewhere along the way, are
going to incorporate this next generation of technology,”
Youngkin said at the news conference.
The initiative comes with unemployment rising in Virginia, which
has roughly 20,400 continued unemployment claims, state
Secretary of Labor George’ Bryan’ Slater said after the news
conference. Roughly 2,800 people initially filed unemployment
claims during the first week of July, which is about 6.1 percent
higher than the previous week.
The AI webpage will feature the free courses as well as some
low-cost learning opportunities, ranging “from beginner friendly
courses on AI fundamentals and practical workplace applications
of artificial intelligence to bootcamps and degree programs
offered by Virginia’s leading-edge community colleges and
universities,” according to the governor’s office.
Nicole Overley, commissioner of Virginia Works, said businesses
have told her office that AI proficiency has become increasingly
necessary in their industries. She said the training would help
Virginians become competitive in the job markets where these
very businesses are hiring.
Overly confirmed that the training courses won't cost taxpayers
anything and are being donated by Google. Bronagh Friel, head of
partnerships at Google, said she was proud of the collaboration
with the state.
“Google is committed to championing economic growth and
opportunity in Virginia,” she said.
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