Argentina and UNICEF launch generative AI summer training for 600 youth
TL;DR
On January 18, 2026, Córdoba’s provincial education ministry and UNICEF Argentina kicked off a ‘Generative Artificial Intelligence Summer Workshop’ across 59 localities. More than 600 young people aged 15–24 have already enrolled, with plans to reach over 2,000 children and youth in 100 localities under the Plan BIEN CBA Verano 2026.
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Race to AGI Analysis
Córdoba’s generative AI summer workshop, run with UNICEF, is a useful reminder that AI strategy is increasingly being written in education ministries as much as in tech labs. The program targets teenagers and young adults during school holidays, aiming both to demystify tools like chatbots and to channel them into constructive learning habits.([villamariavivo.com](https://villamariavivo.com/chicos-vacaciones-formarse-inteligencia-artificial/)) In a region where infrastructure gaps and teacher shortages are chronic issues, training a generation of students to use AI as a study aid and creative partner could have outsized long‑term effects.
From the AGI perspective, this is less about shortening the timeline and more about shaping who is ready when powerful systems arrive. If Latin American regions like Córdoba build broad AI literacy early, they can participate in building and governing AI rather than just importing it. The partnership with UNICEF also suggests a model for how international organisations might help standardise basic AI competencies across countries, much like prior pushes around digital literacy. For frontier labs, these initiatives will determine the expectations and norms that future users bring to their products—whether they see AI as a black‑box oracle, a fallible tool or a co‑worker to be probed and challenged.
