From education to employment: Caleb Knight on empowering the next generation of workers with AI

About this episode

Caleb Knight discusses the role of AI in creating job opportunities and empowering the next generation of workers.

This week on Catalyst, Caleb Knight joins Tammy in the Catalyst podcast booth, recording live from NTT Research’s Upgrade event. Caleb is the Director Of AI TechX, Industry Partnerships and Economic Development at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Together they explore the reality of AI in the workforce; reframing the conversation around job displacement into job creation and opportunities.They dive into how the University of Tennessee is working with a variety of industry partners to empower the next generation entering the workforce, how this translates across industries and fields, and how being a lifelong learner is the way forward!  Please note that the views expressed may not necessarily be those of NTT DATA Links:   Caleb Knight  AI TECHX  Learn more about Launch by NTT DATA See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Tammy

Guest: Caleb Knight

Topics covered

• AI in the workforce
• job creation
• education
• industry partnerships
• lifelong learning

Keywords

• AI
• workforce
• job displacement
• education
• industry partnerships
• lifelong learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, NTT DATA

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