The State of California today announced a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence education initiative with NVIDIA.
Public-private partnership supports the state's workforce training and economic development goals by providing California's universities, community colleges, and adult education programs with the resources to acquire skills in Generative AI.
“AI will continue to become more advanced and more prominent across all sectors, and California has a responsibility to support and prepare our students and educators,” said California Government Operations Agency Secretary Amy Tong. “As a global leader in AI computing, NVIDIA is a natural partner to prepare the future of California’s workforce.”
Working with California colleges and universities
Through this initiative, California educators can earn certification through the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute University Ambassador Programthat connects instructors with high-quality professionals. teaching kitsworkshop content and NVIDIA GPU-accelerated workstations in the cloud.
“It is always good to train our teachers and professors because, as mentors to our youth, they are in the best position to help shape students’ career paths,” Tong said.
By equipping educators across the state with the skills to leverage the latest AI technologies and NVIDIA GPUs, the initiative can prepare full-time students who are about to enter the workforce and train professionals who are expanding their skills through adult education or community college courses.
“We want to build a workforce of the future and also excite students and adults who are outside the workforce about the opportunities for the future,” said Stewart Knox, secretary of the California Workforce and Employment Development Agency.
State agencies are also exploring how internship and apprenticeship programs can give students hands-on experience with AI skills.
Strengthening efforts to reduce the digital divide
NVIDIA is already working on several projects in California to make AI more accessible and understandable to students from diverse backgrounds. The company’s educational initiatives and collaborations spanning industry are helping students and professionals in biotechnology and life sciences, advanced manufacturing, media and entertainment, and other fields gain skills in using AI to support their work, improve their productivity, and drive innovation.
San Jose State University is evaluating how NVIDIA Omniverse The development platform could support the creation of digital twins — 3D virtual representations of real-world systems — for the city of San Jose. During the university’s annual Black Engineer Week in June, NVIDIA hosted dozens of students for a daylong program that included technology demonstrations and career advice discussions.
NVIDIA is undertaking several community, climate and workforce-related projects with schools in the University of California and California State University systems. One plans to train students in underwater data center technology, while another is working with Black Media in California Train a large language model on nearly a century of journalism by black journalists in the state.
He NVIDIA Credit Card The AI conference, held earlier this year in San Jose, featured several Sessions for educators to explore how to integrate generative AI and NVIDIA technologies into their curricula, as well as Round table on the need for equitable access to AI education and resources.
Learn more about NVIDIA Educational resources on AI.
