Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready

The Guardian 

The government wants the majority of attenders at the boot camp to gain an apprenticeship. The government wants the majority of attenders at the boot camp to gain an apprenticeship. Pilot scheme will provide three weeks of training as part of UK government's latest attempt to address Neets crisis Young people out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK are to join "AI boot camps" where they harness the technology to get a foothold in the workplace. The government's latest attempt to address the crisis in Neets - young people not in work or education - involves turning to a technology that many view as a potential threat to employment. A pilot in north-west England will provide up to 70 people aged 16 to 21 with three weeks of AI training, including learning to build AI tools, understanding how businesses use AI and learning to use the technology responsibly.