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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
-schools-universities-and-more

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