Overview
- Held on October 19 in Parque Tezozómoc, the event opened Semana Digital, a week of more than 400 technology and training activities.
- Representatives from OpenAI, Nvidia and Platzi took part, with Platzi co-founder Freddy Vega leading the opening lesson and talks by Nvidia’s Jomar Silva and OpenAI’s Cassandra Duchan Solis.
- City leaders described the gathering as the largest AI class in the country, while press reports offered varying attendance counts ranging from more than 2,000 to several thousand.
- The government reiterated its Mixtli Digital plan to install digital classrooms with interactive boards, VR, 3D printers and AI tools in 3,000 basic-education schools.
- Workers from the PILARES community education network protested at the site over labor agreements and reinstatements, and no public resolution was announced.