Dan Rhoton, the CEO of the New Jersey-based job training nonprofit Hopeworks, firmly believes AI can help prepare underprivileged young adults to enter the workforce.
Hopeworks utilizes AI tools to upskill Camden, N.J.-area residents over 17 and connect them with local employers. Rhoton sees the technology as a way to level the playing field between Hopeworks’ participants — who disproportionately face housing, mental health and education challenges — and the rest of the workforce.
Rhoton told us that in tech fields like coding, AI-enhanced training can transform an entry-level employee into a worker who is as productive as one with 10 years of experience. Rhoton is hopeful that because of AI, more of Hopeworks’ graduates will be considered by companies that might not typically take a risk on a new hire.
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