英国政府推出AI启动营计划，为16至21岁失业或面临失业风险的青年提供职业培训[1]。该项目为期三周，涵盖AI培训和职场技能课程[1]。试点阶段在英格兰西北部开展，预计容纳70人[1]，参与者有望在BAE Systems和亨氏等当地企业获得学徒岗位[1]。
英国AI部长Kanishka Narayan表示，这一计划将帮助年轻人获得"在AI工作场所茁壮成长所需的技能"[1]。培训将使用微软、OpenAI的ChatGPT和Anthropic的Claude等AI工具[1]。政府计划在明年夏季将该项目推广至全英格兰[1]。
该举措针对英国日益严峻的青年就业问题[1]。根据2024年5月的数据，16至24岁既不工作也不学习的年轻人首次超过100万，达101万人，这是2013年以来的最高水平[1]。前工党部长Alan Milburn警告称，这一数字可能在2031年上升至六分之一[1]。
The UK government has introduced an AI boot camp initiative targeting unemployed or at-risk young people aged 16 to 21, offering a three-week intensive training program in artificial intelligence and workplace skills [1]. The pilot scheme, being rolled out in North West England, is expected to accommodate 70 participants [1]. Government officials anticipate that most participants will secure apprenticeships with local employers including defence contractor BAE Systems and food company Heinz [1].
The program addresses an acute employment crisis among British youth. As of May 2024, the number of young people aged 16 to 24 who are neither employed nor in education—known as NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training)—exceeded one million for the first time, reaching 1.01 million [1]. Former Labour minister Alan Milburn has warned that this figure could rise to one in six by 2031 [1]. AI Minister Kanishka Narayan framed the boot camps as equipping participants with "the skills needed to thrive in an AI workplace" [1]. The training will incorporate artificial intelligence tools from Microsoft, OpenAI (ChatGPT), and Anthropic (Claude) [1]. Following the pilot phase, the government plans to expand the initiative across England during summer of next year [1].