Skills Training
A young South African army
for good and for global progress through AI Are South Africa’s schools equipped to introduce learners to the burgeoning AI economy, and to send young people into the world with the smarts they need to contribute to, lead and innovate in the global artificial intelligence sector? Yes and no, says Zelda Fynn, ICT Manager at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre. The Sci-Bono Intel AI for Youth programme is part of a global initiative to increase South Africa's competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI). While many South African schools lack the infrastructure to offer AI teaching to learners, there’s a growing number of schools, in both the public and private sectors, that refuse to be left behind and are, in fact, ahead of the AI learning curve. The Sci-Bono Discovery Centre is spearheading AI instruction in some of these schools and its pilot project is delivering exciting results.
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