New York’s AI training program is a rocket ship for the working class
A $10 million plan to train 40,000 people for AI jobs, with no guarantees.
The story
New York City is investing $10 million to train 40,000 people for AI jobs, focusing on lower-income residents. The program is run by nonprofit Pursuit and includes partnerships with tech companies and educational institutions.
Source: fortune.com
Our reading
The AI Jobs Institute in Queens is going to train 40,000 people, which is roughly the population of a small town. But here’s the kicker: the program is designed to be run by a nonprofit that previously trained people for software jobs, and now it’s just… doing AI. It’s like switching from baking bread to building rockets, but with a 630-hour course that gets updated every week. If you’re not already a tech worker, this is the kind of thing that could make you feel like you’re being handed a rocket ship and told to figure it out. And if you’re a lower-income New Yorker, you’re probably the one being handed the rocket ship first. Which, honestly, is a nice change of pace from being handed the empty seat at the table.
