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American Federation of Teachers join Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic to launch free AI academy

AI in Education EditorialUpdated May 31, 20261 min readRead source
American Federation of Teachers join Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic to launch free AI academy
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AI leaders funnel $23 million into new labor-backed training program for teachers. Credit: Jaque Silva / NurPhoto via Getty Images The nation's largest teachers' union — representing millions of staff within America's education system — has joined forces with some of the world's top players in AI to ready another generation of tech-savvy educators. Announced Tuesday, July 8, by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and New York City-based affiliate United Federation of Teachers, along with tech giants Microsoft, OpenAI,

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