Partnering with six UK education charities and social enterprises, we will tackle the gaps in STEM education and launch custom-made educational programs to boost existing programs through funding, volunteering and developing new AI resources. It’s co-created. .
Access to STEM education is a challenge from many young people in the UK, especially the underrepresented background. According to the survey, 38% of schools offer no GCSE computer science at all, and many schools located mainly in underprivileged areas enroll students in triple science subjects (physics, biology, chemistry). Not – a higher level than limiting opportunities to learn science. These barriers not only contribute to existing achievement gaps, but also directly affect the number of opportunities students must pursue careers in STEM-related fields, including AI.
Develop new AI resources with Raspberry Pi Foundation
We will work closely with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a charity that promotes research in computing and digital technology, to develop new AI-focused resources, including lesson plans for students and teacher training. Resources created to be culturally relevant and accessible to all students aged 11-14 years old are designed to provide a better understanding of AI and the role it will play in the future.
Over 20 Deepmind volunteers work closely with Raspberry PI in a variety of teams and fields to form these resources, reflecting AI’s current thinking and emerging themes. Masu. Once completed, all resources will be freely available to all schools in the UK.
Register your interest with the Raspberry PI to learn more about new resources or to be involved in the maneuvering of materials.
Amplify the scope of existing programs
DeepMind provides funding and volunteer support to five other organizations. This will help bring new AI content to existing activities and increase the reach and number of young people who can benefit from the program.
Throughout these programs, we have reached over 500 schools (over 10% of UK secondary schools) and over 100,000 youths, and we want to focus on students from state schools and underrepresented groups. I’m thinking about it.
Continuing commitment to inclusive education
At Deepmind, technology has been born by people representing the diverse world we live in, and by the journey begins with access to education, in order to create a powerful, fair and impactful AI community. I know that you need to guarantee that. We are extremely proud to launch a variety of university and graduate school initiatives, including the Deepmind Scholarship Program and the Deepmind Academic Fellowship Program. Today, we are excited to be able to expand our reach to support young students through these partnerships.
We know that accessibility and inclusion in early education is just part of dealing with the longstanding structural imbalances of AI, but that’s important. We hope this program will help encourage and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers, especially those who don’t even imagine it.
For more information about DeepMind’s education programs, please visit our partner organizations and our website.
