DeepMind is Helping The Upcoming AI Leaders

More than 20 DeepMind volunteers from different disciplines will assist design these materials

To address the gaps in STEM education and strengthen current programs through funding, volunteerism, and the creation of new AI tools, they're collaborating with six education charities and social organizations in the United Kingdom (UK).

Many young people in the UK still struggle to get access to STEM education, especially those from marginalized backgrounds. According to research, 38% of schools don't teach GCSE computer science at all, and many schools, typically those in low-income areas, don't enroll children in triple science topics (physics, biology, and chemistry), which reduces the options for pupils to pursue higher-level science education.

These obstacles affect students' future possibilities to pursue careers in STEM-related sectors, including artificial intelligence, and they directly affect the attainment gap that now exists.

To create new AI-focused materials, such as lesson plans for students and training for instructors, they will collaborate closely with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports the study of computing and digital technologies. The materials will be developed to aid students in understanding AI and its potential impact on their future in a way that is culturally appropriate and accessible to all pupils between the ages of 11 and 14.

In close collaboration with Raspberry Pi, more than 20 DeepMind volunteers from different teams and disciplines will assist design these materials and make sure that they reflect current thinking and future themes in AI. All materials will eventually be made freely available to all UK schools.

Five additional organizations will get funding and volunteer assistance from DeepMind. This will broaden the audience and the number of young people who may make use of their programs by incorporating fresh AI content into their already-existing activities.

• STEM Learning
• The Brilliant Club
• Stemettes
• British Science Association
• Apps for Good

With a concentration on state schools and students from underrepresented groups, they aim to reach over 500 schools (more than 10% of secondary schools in the UK) and over 100,000 young people through these programs.

At DeepMind, they are aware that to build a vibrant, just, and influential AI community, they must make sure that technology is developed by and for people who reflect the diversity of the world in which they live. Access to education is the first step in this journey. they are really happy to be able to extend their reach through these partnerships to assist younger students. they are extremely proud to have started numerous university and postgraduate projects, including the DeepMind Scholarship Programme and the DeepMind Academic Fellowship Program.

We are aware that tackling the pervasive structural inequities in AI involves many different steps, but that the first step ensuring accessibility and inclusiveness in early education is crucial. In particular, they hope that this program will excite and motivate the young people who will make up for the future generation of scientists and engineers.