Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms
JOCELYN GECKER
Associated Press
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Dr. Geri Gillespy, Microsoft industry adviser, right, speaks with attendees during a Microsoft AI training event Sept. 27 in San Antonio.
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Northside American Federation of Teachers President Melina Espiritu-Azocar, right, speaks with middle school teacher Celeste Simone during a Microsoft AI training event Sept. 27 in San Antonio.
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Kathleen Torregrossa, rear, lectures during a Microsoft AI training event in San Antonio.
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Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks about the company's initiative to increase access to AI software and training for teachers and students across Washington on Oct. 9 at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Wash.
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Natalie Cone, head of OpenAI Forum, center, speaks with attendees during a Microsoft AI training event Sept. 27 in San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO — On a scorching hot Saturday in San Antonio, dozens of teachers traded a day off for a glimpse of the future. The topic of the day's workshop: enhancing instruction with artificial intelligence.
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Northside American Federation of Teachers President Melina Espiritu-Azocar, right, speaks with middle school teacher Celeste Simone during a Microsoft AI training event Sept. 27 in San Antonio.
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks about the company's initiative to increase access to AI software and training for teachers and students across Washington on Oct. 9 at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Wash.