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Cal State San Bernardino and UC Riverside have started a five-year program aimed at preparing students for careers in artificial intelligence.
Promoting Regional Opportunities for Practical and Engaged Learning in AI (PROPEL AI) is being paid for with a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, according to a statement on Cal State San Bernardino’s website.
The program is being run by faculty members from both schools. It is focusing on developing AI programs, developing an AI help desk and persuading first-generation and underrepresented students.
It’s also providing tutoring and internship programs.
“AI is not only a technological breakthrough, it is reshaping how business, government and society operate and interact,” said Tomás Gómez-Arias, dean of the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration at Cal State San Bernardino, in the statement. “PROPEL AI will ensure our students are ready to design solutions that benefit industry, public service and our communities.”
The global AI market is projected to soar from $189 billion two years ago to $4.8 trillion by 2033, according to the statement.
