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Philadelphia youth coding program confronts the rise of AI
Original: A program that taught Philly kids to code as a path to entry level tech jobs confronts AI
A Philadelphia program that taught local kids to code as a route into entry-level tech jobs is now grappling with the impact of artificial intelligence on those same jobs. With AI tools automating many basic programming tasks, educators and students are questioning whether the traditional pathway from learning to code into a first tech job still holds, and how the program should adapt its training.
Why now: AI is rapidly changing entry-level tech work, raising doubts about coding education as a route to employment.
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- A program that taught Philly kids to code as a path to entry level tech jobs confronts AI · Chalkbeat
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