How Georgia Tech’s AI Makerspace Is Preparing the Future Workforce for AI

AI is set to transform the workforce - and the Georgia Institute of Technology's new AI Makerspace is helping tens of thousands of students get ahead of the curve. In this episode of NVIDIA's AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz speaks with Arijit Raychowdhury, a professor and Steve W. Cedex school chair of electrical engineering at Georgia Tech's college of engineering, about the supercomputer hub, which provides students with the computing resources to reinforce their coursework and gain hands-on experience with AI. Built in collaboration with NVIDIA, the AI Makerspace underscores Georgia Tech's commitment to preparing students for an AI-driven future, while fostering collaboration with local schools and universities.

Time Stamps

1:45: What is the AI Makerspace?

5:57: What computing resources are included in the AI Makerspace?

7:23: What is the aim of the AI Makerspace?

14:47: Georgia Tech's AI-focused minor and coursework

19:25: Raychowdhury's insight on the intersection of AI and higher education

23:33: How have industries and jobs already changed as a result of AI?

27:44: What can younger students do to prepare to get a spot in Georgia Tech's engineering program?

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