AFROTECH™ is committing to train one million people in artificial intelligence, expanding access to practical AI education while helping learners, professionals, entrepreneurs, creators, and community leaders build the skills needed for an AI-powered future.
Developed in partnership with leading Fortune 100 companies, the initiative will provide practical AI training for people at every stage of their careers. Programming will focus on workplace readiness, agentic management, ethical AI, and the civic implications of artificial intelligence as it becomes increasingly integrated into industries such as healthcare, education, hiring, lending, housing, and public services.
“AI is becoming civic infrastructure,” Morgan DeBaun, CEO of AFROTECH™, said in a statement. “It will influence who gets opportunity, who builds wealth, who receives care, and whose voice is heard. No one should be an afterthought in that future — everyone deserves the skills to help build it.”
The commitment is designed to move beyond basic access to AI tools by helping participants understand how to use AI productively, evaluate its risks, build businesses and careers with it, and advocate for responsible deployment.
“Access is the floor; ownership is the goal,” DeBaun said. “We don’t just need more people using AI — we need more founders, builders, investors, creators, and researchers shaping the companies, capital, and standards behind it.”
The initiative will include virtual programming, live events, expert-led education, and community partnerships that create opportunities for participants to apply AI in practical ways. Programming is intended to support small-business owners looking to automate operations, professionals navigating an evolving workforce, creators expanding their work, and community organizations using technology to better serve their communities.
The commitment builds on AFROTECH™’s existing AI programming, including virtual learning experiences, innovation challenges, and conference sessions exploring AI’s role in health equity and responsible innovation.
“We can’t allow new technology to automate old problems at unprecedented speed,” DeBaun said. “Training one million people means one million more people with the confidence to use AI, the fluency to question it, and the power to create value with it.”
Additional details on programming, partnerships, curriculum, participation opportunities, and progress toward the one-million-person goal will be shared in the coming months.