Tech giants invest in teaching artificial intelligence to teachers

In a new report on the million dollar investment of technology giants Teacher training With the help of tools artificial intelligence It is mentioned. Microsoft, OpenAI and entropic (created by Claude) is a company that works with major unions and aims to teach teachers how to use artificial intelligence in teaching.

This summer, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) announced that it will launch a program for massive teacher training in the field of artificial intelligence in collaboration with Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic.

According to this agreement, Microsoft over the next five years 12.5 million dollarsOpenAI 8 million dollars cash and 2 million dollars Technical resources, and Anthropic as well 500 thousand dollars dedicated to the implementation of this project.

AFT president Randy Weingarten says that despite initial misgivings, the reality is that “schools don’t have the financial resources to do this kind of training, and no one but big tech companies are willing to invest on this scale.”

With this collaboration, an “Artificial Intelligence Education Center” will be launched in New York, which will hold face-to-face and online courses for teachers. At a recent workshop, about 50 teachers were introduced to tools like ChatGPT, Gemina and Copilot and learned how to use them to design curricula, produce digital stories or translate educational texts, AFT says.

The ultimate goal of this program is to train 400,000 teachers across America over the next 5 years.

The role of technology giants in the future of education and teaching with artificial intelligence

The cooperation of Silicon Valley giants is not only limited to AFT. NEA, which has a larger population, recently announced a partnership with Microsoft to offer AI training courses to its 3 million members. Microsoft also plans 4 billion dollars It has started to teach, research, and provide free Copilot tools to schools and colleges in Washington state.

Google Also with the promise of investment 1 billion dollars For training in the field of artificial intelligence, he is trying to get schools to Gemini Platform for Education connect

Although many teachers are excited about the new possibilities, there is concern that “will teachers eventually be replaced by artificial intelligence?” Critics warn that in these collaborations, educational interests should be prioritized over corporate commercial interests.