The Peace Corps is recruiting volunteers to sell AI to developing nations
Published: (February 25, 2026 at 03:45 PM EST)
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Source: The Verge
Source: The Verge
Peace Corps launches “Tech Corps” initiative
For more than six decades, the Peace Corps has represented itself as an agency focused on helping underserved communities around the globe. But a new initiative, called the Tech Corps, threatens to unravel the agency’s original mission by recruiting de facto Silicon Valley salespeople to promote the biggest names in AI—many of which have ties to former President Donald Trump.
Established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, the Peace Corps recruited skilled Americans interested in assisting developing countries in industries like education, healthcare, and agriculture. As noted by the Brookings Institution, the agency was created to “win the …”