AI Opportunity Fund: Europe's mission is to empower vulnerable communities and close the AI skills gap. More than 400 organizations from 29 countries applied for participation in the program, 80 of them were selected, in particular from Ukraine.
AI Opportunity Fund: Europe's mission is to empower vulnerable communities and close the AI skills gap. More than 400 organizations from 29 countries applied for participation in the program, 80 of them were selected, in particular from Ukraine.
In February of this year, Google.org announced the creation of the AI Opportunity Fund: Europe program with a total budget of 15 million euros, providing support to the non-profit organization Center for Public Impact (CPI). CPI then invited non-profits and community-based organizations that focus on supporting vulnerable communities to apply for funding and access advanced and customized basic AI training courses developed by Google and external partners.
More than 400 applications from 29 countries were received, from which 80 organizations in 24 countries were selected. Together, all organizations will deliver AI training to more than 20,000 people — women, people with disabilities, migrant workers and displaced people — with the goal of spreading basic AI knowledge that will lead to positive long-term career outcomes.
“Recent advances in AI, especially Generative AI, have the potential to boost the EU economy by €1.2 trillion and save the average worker over 70 hours a year. But to realize AI's potential, it's vital to share resources that help people from different industries understand how to use this technology — especially for people from socially vulnerable communities," the company said in a statement.
