WeThinkCode secures R35-million Google.org grant to nurture AI talent
WeThinkCode, the organisation launched to develop a programming talent pipeline for companies, has secured R35-million in grant funding to develop and run an AI training programme. The US$2-million grant, from Google.org, will “dramatically expand” WeThinkCode’s artificial intelligence programmes, with a plan to train 12 000 people in South Africa and Kenya in what it calls “critical…