Europe is a hotbed for the kind of diversity needed to build the future of AI – and as an industry, we have a responsibility to continue to grow and nurture that talent. Lila Ibrahim COO, DeepMind At Google DeepMind, we believe in the importance of building AI-昀椀rst skills, which is why we co-created and launched a program with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to make AI education accessible to students aged 11-14. Experience AI offers cutting-edge resources on the re- sponsible development of arti昀椀cial intelligence and machine learning to teachers and their students, including lesson plans, slide decks, worksheets, and videos. Programs like this, alongside the fellow- ships, scholarships and other education initiatives we support are all designed to help more learners, from more diverse backgrounds build an AI ecosystem that works for everyone. Sustainability and health: Tech’s hottest talent magnets It’s one thing to have great talent, but are they working on the hardest problems? Here, we look at the 昀氀ow of talent into and within the tech industry, broken down by theme. This helps us to quantify talent 昀氀ows and identify the sectors drawing in top talent, whether they are completely new to the tech industry or moving jobs within it. Sustainability and health take the #1 and #2 spots, clearly re昀氀ecting the powerful magnetic effect of pur- pose-led companies in attracting talent. | 48
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