O Google announced a series of new investments in infrastructure and social impact, reaffirming its commitment to the mission of organizing world information and making it universally accessible and useful.
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Strengthening the backbone of the Google
Os data centers are the heart of the operation of the Google, keeping products like Search, YouTube and Maps working globally. To reinforce this structure, the company will invest US$3 billion in the construction and expansion of data centers in Virginia and Indiana, in the USA.
- Virginia: An additional $1 billion will be invested to expand the state's three existing campuses, increasing the state's total investment. Google in Virginia to more than $4 billion.
- Indiana: In the Midwest, the company announced a $2 billion investment in a new data center campus in Fort Wayne.
Google.org launches US$75 million fund for AI training
In addition to infrastructure, the Google believes that access to information must be accompanied by training to use it. Therefore, the Google.org, the company's philanthropic arm, is creating the Google AI Opportunity Fund, a $75 million fund aimed at training 1 million Americans in business skills artificial intelligence (AI).
The fund will enable the creation of the course Google AI Essentials, developed by the Grow with program Google and AI experts from Google. Offered free of charge, the course will teach AI fundamentals to workers in different areas.
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Two of the first institutions to benefit from the Google AI Opportunity Fund will be the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and Goodwill.
- IVMF: The scholarship will allow IVMF to train more than 1.800 veterans and military families in the course Google AI Essentials and enrolling over 2.000 in the program Google Cybersecurity Certificate.
- Goodwill: Since 2017, Goodwill has helped 400 Americans obtain skilled jobs through Goodwill's digital training programs. Google. With Goodwill's reach, present in almost all regions of the USA, the Google AI Essentials will be able to reach underserved communities, young people, mature workers, veterans, military personnel and people in socially vulnerable situations.
In addition to the non-profit sector, the Google It is also partnering with companies like Citigroup and educational institutions like Miami Dade College to expand access to AI training.
This joint investment in infrastructure and training demonstrates the commitment of Google with the development of an inclusive and prosperous digital ecosystem, benefiting everyone from war veterans to young people looking for professional relocation.
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