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Cognizant participated in the AI Education Taskforce meeting at the White House to support a national initiative aimed at expanding AI education across the US. The company pledged to empower America's youth with AI skills and knowledge, investing philanthropic dollars, resources, and associate time to promote AI literacy and proficiency among teachers and students by 2028. Cognizant aims to cultivate an AI-ready workforce and the next generation of American innovators.

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) has joined the AI Education Taskforce meeting at the White House, committing to advance AI literacy across the United States. The company has pledged to provide AI educational resources, philanthropic support, and employee volunteer time to enhance AI proficiency among teachers and students by 2028. This initiative is part of Cognizant's broader goal to cultivate an AI-ready workforce and the next generation of American innovators.

Through its global upskilling initiative Synapse, Cognizant aims to provide technology job training to one million people worldwide by 2026. The program includes employee-led STEM teaching, jobseeker training, and educational support programs. CEO Ravi Kumar S emphasized Cognizant's role in fostering AI talent, while CMO Thea Hayden represented the company at the White House meeting.

Additionally, Cognizant has entered into a global strategic partnership with Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L) to accelerate early-career development, strengthen mid-career transitions, and equip the global workforce with future-ready skills for human-machine collaboration. The collaboration leverages generative and agentic AI to enhance learning and empower workforces with future-ready skills.

The partnership aims to address inefficiencies in career pathways, which cost the U.S. economy an estimated $1.1 trillion annually, and the projected impact of AI on up to 90% of existing jobs. Cognizant will enhance Pearson's platforms with generative and agentic AI, and Pearson's talent solutions will support digital credentials, workforce analytics, and cognitive assessments in Cognizant's workforce development programs.

Together, Cognizant and Pearson will develop cutting-edge learning products designed to cater to diverse learning styles and preferences, fostering engaging, accessible, interactive, and more seamless lifelong learning experiences. The collaboration will also help organizations identify skill gaps and plan for the future impact of technology.

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