Microsoft is spending $4 billion to push AI in schools, universities and more

• Microsoft will donate $4 billion in cash over five years to upskill today's youth
• AI and cloud skills are lacking, and much of the global workforce needs to adapt
• Teachers are also getting support to help them integrate AI into the classroom

Microsoft has announced a pledge to donate $4 billion in cash over the course of five years to help K-12 schools, community and technical colleges, and nonprofits expand the use of, and training initiative to support, AI and cloud technology.

In a blog post, Microsoft outlined how it wants to support 20 million people by upskilling them with AI tools to support future working environments, starting at a young age.

"This represents our next chapter for corporate philanthropy and our non-commercial business model," President Brad Smith explained in the post.