Introducing AI to the future workforce
From NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast by U.S. National Science Foundation
August 11, 2025 · 21 min · Episode 152
About this episode
Jeremy Waisome discusses the importance of AI fluency in the future workforce and the Shark AI project aimed at middle school students.
A workforce fluent in AI techniques will be essential to ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence continues. Jeremy Waisome, an assistant professor at the University of Florida, discusses the Shark AI project, which has introduced artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to thousands of middle school students.
People in this episode
Guest: Jeremy Waisome
Topics covered
- artificial intelligence
- education
- workforce development
- machine learning
- middle school students
Keywords
- AI
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
- education
- workforce
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Organizations: University of Florida, U.S. National Science Foundation
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