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AWS announced the expansion of its Kiro for students program, granting millions of students one free year of its AI-powered software development agent, with 1,000 monthly credits and no credit card required. The expansion follows an initial pilot involving 11 universities in two countries and includes universities across four geographic regions.
Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president responsible for employee experience and HR technologies, describes how she used the company’s tools to return to programming and write more than 100,000 lines of code. The article presents Amazon’s vision for expanding the use of artificial intelligence among employees, along with a $2.5 billion commitment to developing the skills of 50 million people.