You Can Get a Google AI Certification for $99. Or Just Do the Training for Free

You can't scroll through LinkedIn for more than 30 seconds without running across someone telling you that generative AI is either going to take your job or change it dramatically. Maybe the loudest refrain is that gen AI won't take your job, but someone who uses it will. So how do you demonstrate to a current or future employer that you're part of the former group? Google has an idea: This week, Google Cloud unveiled a "Generative AI Leader" certification, which involves taking a multiple-choice test to demonstrate your knowledge of the technology. The exam costs $99. But if you're curious about AI and want to learn more from Google, the training course -- which is 7 to 8 hours long -- is totally free. Spending the money to take the test and get a certification is one thing. Credentials can be valuable in a job hunt or in bargaining for a promotion, but the skills are probably more important. And even if gen AI isn't something you think you will or should use at work, understandin ... Read full article.