The US Peace Corps launches new Tech Corps to bring AI expertise abroad. Here’s what to know

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The United States is deploying a “Tech Corps” initiative to promote American artificial intelligence (AI) abroad. As part of the US’s Peace Corps, the tech division will embed volunteers with technical expertise to provide “last-mile” support for deploying AI applications in partner countries, the White House announced on Friday. The Peace Corps is an independent US government agency which sends American volunteers abroad to support projects in education, health, agriculture, and economic growth The tech initiative comes as China is gaining ground in global AI adoption. Reports indicate that the Chinese model DeepSeek is becoming the model of choice in…