The White House just orchestrated the biggest tech industry commitment to AI education in history. Amazon, Google, and Microsoft announced over $1.2 billion in combined pledges to prepare Americans for an AI-dominated workforce, as First Lady Melania Trump hosted tech CEOs for an unprecedented AI education task force meeting Thursday.
The Trump administration just pulled off the most significant tech industry alignment on AI education policy since ChatGPT launched. Amazon, Google, and Microsoft unveiled massive workforce training commitments at a White House AI education task force meeting Thursday, signaling how seriously the industry views the coming skills gap crisis.
First Lady Melania Trump hosted the unprecedented gathering where tech executives outlined their most ambitious education investments yet. The timing isn't coincidental – President Trump is set to welcome tech CEOs including Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Apple's Tim Cook, and OpenAI's Sam Altman to the Rose Garden later Thursday, according to The Hill.
Google made the headline-grabbing move, announcing it would allocate $150 million from its previously announced $1 billion education and job training pledge specifically toward "grants to support AI education and digital wellbeing." This represents the first major carve-out from Google's broader education commitment, underscoring how AI skills training has become the company's top workforce priority.
Microsoft took a different approach, focusing on immediate access rather than cash commitments. The company announced it's offering students free access to Copilot AI assistant with a complimentary year of Microsoft 365 Personal for those who verify school accounts. Microsoft is also providing free LinkedIn Learning courses on AI to students and teachers – a move that could reach millions given LinkedIn Learning's 27 million course enrollments in 2024.