AI Education Nonprofit Receives $1.1 Million in Funding --
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In its inaugural year, 7,500 people from 13 countries participated in the program, and Iridescent will use the new grants to expand what the curriculum covers to address new topics like ethics and to partner with even more communities, families and students. Additionally, Iridescent will grow its mentoring program, where employees from companies like NVIDIA and Google work directly with participating families.” ”We are on the cusp of the fourth industrial revolution, as AI transforms our world. The only way to ensure that this is a force of good is to introduce AI to everyone who has the desire to learn,” said Tara Chklovski, founder and CEO of Iridescent, in a prepared statement. Partnering with NVIDIA and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation will help us achieve our goal of inspiring more people to become lifelong learners.” Further information can be found at iridescentlearning.org. David Nagel is editorial director of 1105 Medias Education Technology Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal and STEAM Universe.
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