Aug 6, 04:01 PM

Google Pledges $1 Billion to Give U.S. College Students Free AI Training

Alphabet Inc.’s Google said Wednesday it will invest $1 billion over the next three years to expand artificial-intelligence education across U.S. higher-education institutions. The initiative, called the Google AI for Education Accelerator, offers every college student aged 18 or older a 12-month subscription to the company’s premium AI tools—including the Gemini 2.5 Pro model, NotebookLM and Veo 3—at no cost. Participating universities, already numbering more than 100, will also receive cash grants and cloud-computing credits to support coursework and research. Google’s program aims to raise AI literacy and provide job-ready skills as employers increasingly seek AI expertise. The move follows similar efforts by rivals such as Microsoft and Amazon to embed their platforms in classrooms, underscoring intensifying competition to shape the next generation of AI users. Separately, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced up to $100 million for a national network of AI-programmable cloud laboratories that will allow researchers to design and run automated experiments remotely. The parallel public-sector investment highlights a broader push to integrate advanced AI infrastructure into both education and scientific research.

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