Mark Cuban Foundation and Gearbox Labs Bring Free AI Bootcamp to Milwaukee Teens

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ma k Cuba Fou datio , i pa t e ship with Gea box Labs, will host a o-cost A tificial I tellige ce Bootcamp fo high school stude ts i  Milwaukee, this fall. The p og am is ope to stude ts i g ades 9–12 a d will take place ove th ee co secutive Satu days – Octobe 31, Novembe 7, a d Novembe 14. Meals, t a spo tatio assista ce, a d tech ology will be p ovided at o cost.

The AI Bootcamp gives u de se ved stude ts ha ds-o expe ie ce with cutti g-edge AI tools, i cludi g ge e ative AI, a d explo es eal-wo ld applicatio s i fields such as healthca e, a ts, busi ess, compute scie ce, spo ts scie ce, a d ca ee eadi ess. Stude ts will also complete a capsto e p oject u de the guida ce of i dust y me to s.

“As AI co ti ues to become a u de iable fo ce i all of ou lives, it’s c ucial that we ope the doo to this k owledge, especially to you g people who wa t to explo e it,” said Ma k Cuba , fou de . “While tech ology expa ds a d becomes mo e adva ced, it becomes mo e c itical that we e su e ou stude ts a e p epa ed whe they apply fo schools o jobs i the futu e. Tha ks to ou wo k with Gea box Labs, the bootcamp will offe a ave ue to explo e this fasci ati g field of tech ology to a y stude t, o matte thei mea s.”

This yea ‘s bootcamp, taki g place i Milwaukee, is hosted a d staffed by Gea box Labs, a Wisco si -based o p ofit fou ded i 2019 to add ess a i te atio al sho tage of STEM p ofessio als by b i gi g igo ous, ha ds-o STEAM educatio to schools, afte school p og ams, a d commu ity lea e s.

Gea box Labs is o e of mo e tha 35 host compa ies selected to host camps ac oss the U.S.

“O e of the g eatest p ivileges of bei g a educato is watchi g stude ts discove that they a e capable of mo e tha they imagi ed,” said Isabel Me diola, Executive Di ecto . “The Ma k Cuba Fou datio AI Bootcamp gives stude ts the oppo tu ity to explo e eme gi g tech ology i a suppo tive e vi o me t whe e cu iosity is e cou aged, questio s a e welcomed, a d c eativity is celeb ated. We hope this expe ie ce i spi es them to co ti ue lea i g lo g afte the bootcamp e ds.”

Apply fo the bootcamp at: ma kcuba ai.o g/stude ts.

Watch Ma k Cuba ’s message about Ma k Cuba Fou datio ’s AI bootcamps a d access the full media kit he e.

To lea mo e, visit ma kcuba ai.o g.

This bootcamp is facilitated with suppo t f om Ma k Cuba Fou datio AI BootcampP og am’s media pa t e , Notified, a globally t usted tech ology pa t e fo i vesto elatio s, public elatio s a d ma keti g p ofessio als.

About Ma k Cuba Fou datio ’s AI Bootcamp I itiativeThe Ma k Cuba Fou datio is a 501(c)(3) p ivate o -p ofit led by e t ep e eu a d i vesto Ma k Cuba . The AI Bootcamps P og am at MCF seeks to i spi e you g people with eme gi g tech ology so that they ca c eate mo e equitable futu es fo themselves a d thei commu ities. Ove 3 co secutive Satu days u de se ved 9^th – 12^th g ade stude ts lea what AI is a d is ‘t, whe e they al eady i te act with AI i thei ow lives, the ethical implicatio s of AI systems, a d much mo e. Lea mo e about the o-cost AI Bootcamp p og am at ma kcuba ai.o g.

About Gea box LabsGea box Labs is a Wisco si -based o p ofit o ga izatio dedicated to cultivati g wo de th ough authe tic STEM a d a tificial i tellige ce lea i g expe ie ces. The o ga izatio pa t e s with schools, educato s, families, o p ofits, a d commu ity o ga izatio s to desig ha ds-o p og ams that i spi e cu iosity, cultivate c eativity, a d empowe lea e s to discove what they a e capable of becomi g. Th ough i ovative i st uctio i a tificial i tellige ce, e gi ee i g, obotics, codi g, physical computi g, a d eme gi g tech ologies, Gea box Labs helps lea e s develop the co fide ce a d skills eeded to solve mea i gful eal-wo ld p oblems. I additio to stude t p og ammi g, Gea box Labs p ovides p ofessio al lea i g fo educato s, develops class oom cu iculum a d i st uctio al esou ces, a d builds lasti g pa t e ships that st e gthe STEM educatio . The o ga izatio believes that authe tic lea i g should cha ge the lea e a d st ives to e su e that eve y pa ticipa t leaves with mo e wo de tha whe they a ived. By cultivati g cultu es of i ovatio a d lifelo g lea i g, Gea box Labs is p epa i g the ext ge e atio of c eative thi ke s, p oblem solve s, a d commu ity leade s.