UK launches AI boot camps for unemployed youth as global AI workforce debate intensifies

The UK government has announced a pilot scheme to send unemployed young people to three-week 'AI boot camps' designed to equip them with skills to use artificial intelligence in the workplace. The initiative targets the country's 'Neets' crisis—young people not in education, employment, or training—and marks a notable policy shift by embracing a technology often seen as a threat to jobs. The program aims to help participants harness AI tools to improve their employability, according to The Guardian.