https://apnews.com/398e1755a440152065efe67a42d0df0c > RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor awarded a $6 million grant to North Carolina State University on Tuesday that will help fund apprenticeship programs in the artificial intelligence industry, federal and state officials announced. > North Carolina State's program will be one of 28 funded nationally that will teach skills to workers and help them get jobs without needing a four-year degree, the News & Observer reported. The university's apprenticeships will be aimed at current information technology employees, including those from underrepresented backgrounds, who may be unemployed or looking to start a new tech career, according to details released at a conference attended by U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, N.C. State Chancellor Randy Woodson and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest.