Google commits $4.6 million to AI education across Latin America
Google.org is funding a nine-country rollout of AI education across Latin America, partnering with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to reach 1.25 million students by 2028. The funding targets Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.
The program reflects a shift in how schools approach AI. Rather than treating it as a tool to adopt, educators are being trained to help students understand how AI works, evaluate its outputs, and use it responsibly.
Teacher training as the backbone
Google and the Raspberry Pi Foundation will prepare 24,000 educators through a "train the trainer" model, working with local nonprofits in each country. The approach embeds capability within national education systems instead of relying on temporary, external interventions.
Alejandro Almazan Zimerman, Head of Google for Education for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, said the challenge is no longer access. "Artificial intelligence is already in the classroom," he said. "The challenge now is how we accompany the new generations so that they not only use it, but understand it and build it."
Curriculum focuses on literacy and judgment
Experience AI, co-developed by Google DeepMind and the Raspberry Pi Foundation, targets students aged 11 to 14. The curriculum covers how AI systems work, data use, media literacy, and how to spot misinformation.
The program teaches students to evaluate AI outputs critically rather than accept them at face value. It addresses the responsible use of generative AI tools alongside technical understanding.
University engagement widens the scope
Google hosted the first AI Education Summit for Latin American higher education at its Mountain View headquarters last week. Fifty-eight leaders from 35 universities attended, representing 5.5 million students.
The summit included sessions on AI research, institutional implementation, and strategy. It also featured the finals of the Gemini Challenge and a workshop at Stanford University.
The school-level funding and university engagement signal a coordinated effort to build AI capability across the full education pipeline in the region.
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