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On a related note, we are pleased to share our recent work highlighting the importance of access to AI skills, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to build their knowledge in this burgeoning field. Our journey takes us from Michigan to Mississippi to Italy — from Intel’s partnership with community colleges to Roberto Trotta’s groundbreaking play on Mahler and AI. And we bookend our list with the AI Alliance’s guide to essential competencies for AI, developed through cross-industry collaboration with support from IBM and Meta in collaboration with UpSkill America.

We hope you find these resources informative, and we look forward to hearing how you are using them in your work.

AI for Everyone: Building an AI Education Ecosystem with Community Colleges Across America

This piece highlights the efforts of Intel’s AI for Workforce program and the Mississippi AI Network in providing accessible AI education to communities through partnerships with community colleges — showcasing how institutions like Grand Rapids Community College and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are empowering students, faculty, and local industries with AI skills to prepare them for the future.

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Let’s Talk: Learning About AI Through Art

This blog explores the intersection of art and AI through the thought-provoking Italian play, “Parl-IA-mochi,” which uses AI to tell the story of composer Gustov Mahler and his tumultuous marriage. Featuring insights from Roberto Trotta, a physicist and AI consultant, we explore the ways the play offers audiences a unique introduction to the complexities of AI.

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Guide to Essential Competencies for AI

This Guide to Essential Competencies for AI was developed through cross-industry collaboration by the AI Alliance with support from IBM and Meta in collaboration with UpSkill America. The guide features essential competencies defined to help bridge the AI divide, which support a framework for education and training curricula and can help promote inclusive access to AI education.

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