ATLANTA — Georgia State University says it received $6 million in funding from Google to establish an artificial intelligence innovation lab.
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The initiative is designed to expand access to computer science and artificial intelligence education.
The partnership will allow Georgia State University to implement an after-school AI and machine learning education program.
“This collaboration with Google reflects what Georgia State does best — using innovation to expand opportunity,” said Georgia State University President M. Brian Blake. “Together, we’re preparing the next generation of thinkers and leaders who will shape Georgia’s — and our nation’s — future in the digital economy.”
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High school students from Metro Atlanta public schools will be recruited to participate.
“At Georgia State, we believe talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not,” said L. Jared Abramson, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Georgia State. “This collaboration with Google allows us to change that — to connect students in Atlanta’s public schools to the world of technology while preparing our own students to teach and lead in that space. We’re building pathways into the innovation economy that will have an impact far beyond our campus.”
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