Google pledges $1 billion to prepare workers for automation

Before we get worried about the possibility of a robot uprising, we probably have to worry about our jobs first. Since machines could take millions of jobs the next few years, Google has launched a new initiative to help people in the US and around the globe learn new skills they can use to start a new career or to grow their business. Company chief Sundar Pichai has announced the project called "Grow with Google" at an event in Pittsburgh. He said that the tech titan understands "uncertainty and even concern about the pace of technological change" but that it believes "that technology will be an engine of America's growth for years to come." The Grow with Google website houses several programs both teachers and students (of any age) can use.