How do we invest in AI education?
summary
Panel argues there is no systemic investment in AI workforce development — most funding is business OPEX or repurposed centers, not new national money — and curriculum update cycles CHED updates take 11 years block formal education. Community programs reach real scale: 19,000 developers via DevCon, 200 micro:bits taught in 10 provinces, 700 mainnet smart contract projects deployed, while a satellite dengue detector achieves 98% dengue prediction but fails political adoption.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 2:10Why AI talent investment is falling short
- 5:23Lessons from Vietnam, Singapore and regional AI growth
- 8:49Who decides what AI should automate?
- 14:40Building AI talent beyond major cities
- 19:08Preparing the next generation of AI builders
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