How young is too young to learn about AI? Why schools are falling behind in tech education

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We know it’s important for the talent of the future to familiarize themselves with AI if they want to have fruitful careers, but should they be starting as early as grade school?

Only 47% of current workers feel adequately prepared to work with AI, according to the Harvard Business Review’s Workforce Study, with about 53% feeling unprepared and saying they need more training. And while younger generations may have had access to tech-savvy concepts like AI in college or in early development training at work, this tech and education expert wants to make the introduction earlier. 

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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