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Seventy million for whom? There’s a catch to that figure

October 13, 2026
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Verizon announced seventy million dollars to teach people how to use artificial intelligence. The figure draws attention, but it needs to be broken down before going any further: fifty million is new funding to expand training; the other twenty had already been committed to a career transition fund for employees who

Verizon announced seventy million dollars to teach people how to use artificial intelligence. The figure draws attention, but it needs to be broken down before going any further: fifty million is new funding to expand training; the other twenty had already been committed to a career transition fund for employees leaving the company. So, does someone who signs up receive a share of those seventy million dollars? No. It is a commitment to support the Verizon AI Skills for America initiative, not money distributed directly to students. Nor is it seventy million in new funding paid out all at once.

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