Arizona State University

The AI Talent Bridge: Building an AI-Adept Workforce

The AI Talent Bridge empowers women and emerging talent to overcome entry-level barriers by leveraging AI to develop experiential skills essential for high-growth innovation careers.

The "Experience Paradox" excludes 70M+ entry-level workers, including women, those skilled through alternative routes, and early-career professionals, from the innovation economy. The AI Talent Bridge addresses this barrier through AI-focused training modules providing accessible, context-based learning for workplace AI use. Supported by ASU, Televerde Foundation, Year Up United, and NCWIT, participants gain verified experiential skills employers demand, creating a trusted, gender-diverse, high-performance workforce that reduces systemic inequities.

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Primary Barrier
Low AI adoption rates
Location
Arizona
Solution Region
Mountain West
Community Type
Urban
Annual Operating Budget
$25.1 to 50 Million