Amazon Web Services Executives reaffirmed their focus on artificial intelligence literacy and workforce development after meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon earlier this month. The discussion goes like this white house Promote broader national embedding A.I. Education across schools, training programs, and workforce pathways.
In a post on LinkedIn, Kim Majerus, AWS vice president of global education, U.S. state and local government, wrote that the conference was an opportunity to reaffirm Amazon's commitment to increasing AI literacy in the United States.
“At Amazon, we are focused on advancing upskilling and reskilling efforts to help students, educators, and employees develop the skills they need to continue to grow their careers,” she wrote. “By investing in AI literacy and workforce development today, we will empower learners to create the innovations that define tomorrow.”
Alignment with White House AI education efforts
The conference builds on Amazon's existing involvement in the White House's AI education agenda, including Amazon's participation in the Pledge to America's Youth: Investing in AI Education, which the administration launched to encourage industry support for K-12 and post-secondary AI learning.
The initiative brings together technology companies, education providers, and nonprofit organizations to expand AI training, resources, and tools for students and educators across the country. Amazon is one of the companies working to support AI education through training programs, curriculum development, and cloud-based resources.
In a separate LinkedIn post, Ben Moscovitch, director of public policy at AWS, wrote that the Pledge to America's Youth and related administration priorities will help prepare students for the economy of the future. He added that his meeting with Secretary McMahon was an opportunity to share how AWS supports learners and educators in the development and use of AI.
As the White House continues to roll out AI education initiatives, partnerships between federal agencies and major technology companies could impact how AI skills are defined, funded, and employed in K-12 education, higher education, and workforce education.
