Program to Train 100 Women with STEM Career Breaks as AI Science Instructors

Program to Train 100 Women with STEM Career Breaks as AI Science Instructors

The Korea Foundation for Women In Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET) and the Gwangju National Science Museum are offering a free training course for women in the Honam region with STEM backgrounds who have experienced career interruptions, aiming to prepare them as AI science education experts. The program includes both online and offline training, covering AI theory and educational content development, and offers participants the chance to become freelance science instructors at the museum.

The Korea Women's Science and Technology Foundation (WISET) announced on the 12th that it will run t..

The Korea Women's Science and Technology Foundation (WISET) announced on the 12th that it will run t..

The Korea Women's Science and Technology Foundation (WISET) is launching an "AI Science Instructor Training Course" in partnership with the Gwangju National Science Museum to train women with science and engineering backgrounds in the Honam area as AI science education professionals. The program, which runs from the 8th to the 30th of next month, includes both online and offline training, and those who complete it will have the opportunity to become freelance science instructors at the museum.

How will AI change the workforce?

How will AI change the workforce?

Jeffrey Shaffer from the University of Cincinnati discussed the transformative impact of AI on employment, highlighting its growing adoption across various sectors and its potential to disproportionately affect certain job markets, particularly in digital content creation and coding. A survey by the Harvard Business Review indicated that while 90% of executives see value in AI, 44% struggle to measure its economic impact, and companies are already reducing staffing in anticipation of AI-driven productivity gains.