Im Nordwesten Englands hat ein Pilotprojekt begonnen, das arbeitslose Jugendliche gezielt im Umgang mit Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) schult. Das sogenannte TechFirst AI Apprenticeship Pathway richtet sich an junge Erwachsene im Alter von 16 bis 21 Jahren, die entweder bereits ohne Beschäftigung oder akut von Arbeitslosigkeit bedroht sind. In einer dreiwöchigen Intensivphase lernen die bis zu […] The post KI-Bootcamp für Jugendliche: Großbritannien schult 70 Arbeitslose appeared first on BornCity.

Up to 70 youngsters in the North West are starting the UK’s first AI bootcamp under the Government’s TechFirst scheme, with ministers saying it will “tackle the unemployment crisis head on”

TechFirst is the government’s flagship tech skills programme opening pathways into the UK’s fast-growing tech sector, providing opportunities across all parts of the UK.

TechFirst launches an innovative point app designed to modernize local governance and enhance community engagement while promoting health initiatives.

STEM Learning has been selected by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) as a regional delivery partner for the government’s flagship TechFirst programme,… STEM Learning Selected as Regional Delivery Partner for Flagship Government TechFirst Programme was published on FE News by STEM Learning

Is AI really causing mass layoffs or are CEOs just using AI as a convenient excuse? Both are pretty easy to imagine as true. In this episode of TechFirst with John Koetsier, I talk with longtime te…

Is AI really causing mass layoffs or are CEOs just using AI as a convenient excuse? Both are pretty easy to imagine as true. In this episode of TechFirst with John Koetsier, I talk with longtime tech journalist, columnist, author, and podcaster Mike Elgan about why the “AI is killing jobs” narrative may be overblown. Elgan argues that many companies are engaging in AI washing: blaming layoffs on AI to make cost-cutting look like innovation.

TechFirst will give young people aged between 11 and 18 access to much needed digital skills

Professional technology training and skills provider IN4 Group has secured the contract to deliver TechFirst on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology… IN4 Group wins East Midlands TechFirst contract to support 45,000 local students into tech careers was published on FE News by IN4 Group

Curate Feeds | Make Collections | Customize Email Briefs

Partnership supports the government's TechFirst program to provide one million secondary school students with access to digital learning experiences

Technology secretary promises to support people whose jobs are swept away by automation

What if airports had self-driving mobility pods that could safely navigate through crowds, just like something out of The Jetsons? Or, like the Pixar move Wall-E? In this episode of TechFirst, I sit down with Matthew Anderson, CEO of A&K Robotics, to explore the future of autonomous mobility. A&K Robotics is building AI-powered self-driving pods designed to help people navigate airports independently without relying on wheelchairs or staff assistance.

Is AI in education a disaster ... or inevitable? We can easily see that AI is already changing education ... but is it making kids smarter, or just more dependent? In this episode of TechFirst, John Koetsier talks with Navin Gurnani, CEO of Code Ninjas, about how kids can learn to build with AI instead of simply asking ChatGPT for answers.

What if the next big wave of AI isn’t about robots doing your chores but about robots that understand you? In this episode of TechFirst, we sit down with Colin Angle, co-founder of iRobot and the creator of the Roomba, to explore his bold new venture: Familiar Machines and Magic. After putting over 50 million robots into homes, Angle is now betting on something radically different: a quadruped AI companion designed not for work, but for connection.

Want to see 100 humanoid robots learning how to work? I visited RF1: Robot Farm 1 in Tutor Intelligence's repurposed old factory in Boston, Massachusetts. Now you can too: here's a walk-through, including chats with Tutor CEO Josh Gruenstein. The big question: what does it actually look like when robots learn? Get the deepest insights concisely on the TechFirst Substack…

AI is everywhere today ... except the factory. What does AI-native manufacturing look like? Is it possible? Can AI agents help manufacturers produce more product at better quality? And, maybe also enable onshoring or re-shoring? In this TechFirst episode, host John Koetsier sits down with Apprentice CEO and founder Angelo Stracquatanio to explore what AI-native manufacturing really means, and why traditional AI models fall short in production environments.