Google accompanies Vietnam in developing AI

Young people experience Google's Gemini application at the event - Photo: TTD

On May 10, the AI ​​Day event - "Understanding AI to enrich your career" was organized by Tuoi Tre newspaper in collaboration with Google in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting nearly 2,000 students to attend.

Google's Free AI Course

At the event, Mr. Marc Woo - Managing Director of Google Asia- Pacific , in charge of Vietnam - said that the latest research on the economic potential of AI estimated that AI could create value equivalent to between 2,600 billion USD and 4,400 billion USD per year.

Many countries are looking to AI as a boost to their economies , especially as the World Economic Forum predicts that new technologies including AI will create 97 million new jobs by 2025.

In Vietnam, Mr. Marc Woo assessed that the Government is very interested in AI. The national strategy on research, development and application of AI by 2030 aims to make Vietnam a center of innovation, developing AI solutions and applications.

In addition, according to CEO Marc Woo, Vietnam has an advantage with a young, tech-savvy population accounting for 20% of the population. They are very quick to grasp technologies like AI.

Mr. Marc Woo, CEO in charge of Google Asia - Pacific, spoke - Photo: TTD

“Google is always committed to accompanying Vietnam in activities to improve knowledge, technology skills and AI in many fields. Google will continue to expand activities to support the community in accessing AI,” said Mr. Marc Woo.

One of the activities implemented by Google is courses for young Vietnamese people. Ms. Ha Lam Tu Quynh - Director of Public Relations and Communications, in charge of Vietnam, Google Asia - Pacific - introduced to students attending AI Day the opportunity to win scholarships for free Google AI Essentials courses.

Specifically, the courses are developed by Google's top experts. Learners register and study on their computers or smartphones, each course lasts about 10 hours.

The course is divided into 5 modules: Introduction to AI; Maximizing productivity with AI tools; Unleash creativity with Prompt writing techniques; Using AI responsibly; Pioneering in the context of AI development. “Students, whether they know about AI or not, can find the appropriate learning module,” said Ms. Quynh.

Young people can learn more about the Google AI Essentials scholarship program at: https://grow.google/ai-essentials/

Also at the event, Ms. Xiuxian Ho - Google's communications director in charge of the Singapore and Vietnam regions in Asia Pacific - introduced students to new advances in Google's Gemini platform and guided young people to increase Gemini's performance through keyword and data optimization.

Mr. Le Van Thanh - a solution engineer from Google - and young people from Google Developers Group guided students on how to apply AI, create an effective CV using AI tools and practice writing essays and creative content with AI.

Nguyen Thanh Luan (residing in Hoc Mon district) uses a mini scanner with advanced technology of the dental industry at Nhan Tam Dental booth in the AI ​​Day event - Photo: TTD

Knowing how to use AI is not enough

Specialist Doctor Truong Chi Bao of Nhan Tam Dental Clinic emphasized that when using AI in study and work, users need to have a solid knowledge base to be able to check and evaluate the information provided by AI.

Especially in industries that require deep expertise such as medicine, users cannot rely entirely on AI.

Similarly, Mr. Dang Anh Tuan - Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Director of the Digital Content Development Center of Tuoi Tre Newspaper - said that when AI technology develops rapidly, updating new knowledge is very important.

Taking part in AI-related courses, workshops, and educational programs will help students continuously expand their AI knowledge.

However, according to Mr. Tuan, users always need to ask questions and check the authenticity of data and results provided by AI. Only then will young people not only not depend on technology, but also think and evaluate information independently.

Mr. Le Van Quoc Anh, Head of the Faculty of Information Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, spoke about the AI ​​subject in the school - Photo: TTD

Dr. Le Van Quoc Anh - Head of the Information Technology Department, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport - said that from next school year, the subject "Introduction to AI" will be taught to all students of all majors at the school.

This course will give you a basic understanding of how AI works, the algorithms involved, and how to apply it.

According to Dr. Le Van Quoc Anh, in addition to knowing how to use AI, young people also need to understand ethical and legal issues when using AI such as privacy and data security. On this platform, AI users can use these new technologies in the most responsible way.

The program would like to thank the sponsors: Nhan Tam Dental Clinic, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport and the companionship of the universities: Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages ​​and Information Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry, Nguyen Tat Thanh University.

The program would also like to express our sincere thanks for the support in organizing the work of the following units: Ho Chi Minh City Children's House, Ho Chi Minh City Police, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, City Emergency Center 115, People's Hospital 115, District 3 Medical Center, Cho Ray Hospital, Tam Anh General Hospital, Luong The Vinh High School for the Gifted, University of Education Practice High School, Nguyen Huu Tho High School.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/google-dong-hanh-viet-nam-phat-trien-ai-20240511173514713.htm