STEM & STEAM
NVIDIA Joins with AI Pathways Program to Expand Access to AI and Robotics Education
NVIDIA has entered
into a three-year partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Western
Pennsylvania (BGCWPA) to support the AI Pathways Institute, a program
that exposes students to artificial intelligence and robotics
education. The aim of the partnership, according to NVIDIA, is to
expand access to the program “to more students, particularly those
from underserved and underrepresented communities.”
The program began as
a summer camp and has since expanded into a year-long program
supported by a new curriculum. A new toolkit is also in development,
and once it’s completed, it will be available to Boys & Girls
Clubs throughout the country.
According to NVIDIA:
“The curriculum scales the summer camp model into a yearlong
program that creates a pathway for students to gain AI literacy
through hands-on development with the NVIDIA
Jetson Nano and Jetbot
kits. And the tools and training will make it easy for educators,
including the Boys & Clubs’ Youth Development Professionals, to
deliver the curriculum to their students.
“The toolkit, when
completed, will be made available to the network of Boys & Girls
Clubs across the U.S., with the goal of implementing the program at
80 clubs by the middle of 2024. The open-source curriculum will also
be available to other organizations interested in implementing AI
education programs around the world.”
Further
information can be found on NVIDIA’s site.
NVIDIA has also
launched a grant program offering NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB Developer
Kits. An application for this grant program can be found at
mynvidia.force.com.