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   Microsoft is spending $4 billion to push AI in schools, universities and more   
      
   Date:   
   Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:52:42 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Microsoft pledges to spend $4 billion upskilling today's youth, so they have   
   the skills for tomorrow's AI economy.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Microsoft has announced a pledge to donate $4 billion in cash over the course   
   of five years to help K-12 schools, community and technical colleges, and   
   nonprofits expand the use of, and training initiative to support, AI and    
   cloud technology.    
      
   In a blog post , Microsoft outlined how it wants to support 20 million people   
   by upskilling them with AI tools to support future working environments,   
   starting at a young age.    
      
   "This represents our next chapter for corporate philanthropy and our   
   non-commercial business model," President Brad Smith explained in the post.   
      
   Microsoft grant scheme to support future workers    
      
   As part of the scheme, Microsoft will be collaborating with governments to   
   help launch its Elevate Academy to provide AI training right from foundation   
   levels to more advanced skillsets.    
      
   The company will also work with OpenAI, Anthropic and the American Federation   
   of Teachers to create the National Academy for AI Instruction, investing $23   
   million over five years to train 400,000 teachers in AI skills to help them   
   integrate the tech into classrooms.    
      
   "We believe some of the most important work ahead isnt just building smarter   
   machines  its ensuring those machines help people thrive," Smith added.    
      
   The company cited WEF research stating that two-fifths (59%) of the global   
   workforce will need new digital skills by the end of the decade. A separate   
   study highlighted by Microsoft also revealed that three-quarters of the    
   global youth lack the right skills for the AI economy.    
      
   Despite laying off thousands of workers in the post-pandemic years, driven   
   largely by AI-induced productivity gains, Microsoft's President stressed the   
   importance of human workers in the future.    
      
   "This is the work ahead  not just building the next generation of AI but   
   building the next generation of opportunity," Smith concluded.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-is-spending-usd4-billion-to-push-ai-in   
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