Stanford University and OpenAI provide AI training for Kazakhstan’s top executives

The educational program AI Leaders 2026 launched in Kazakhstan, bringing together over 150 organizations across the country and the region to send their top executives for AI training.

The project is implemented by the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development jointly with the Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute, OpenAI Academy, and Silkroad Innovation Hub.

The ministry’s press service said the course unites Stanford’s academic expertise and OpenAI Academy’s technologies and aims to enable executives to apply their knowledge in business and public administration, developing their own AI strategies for companies.

Who takes part

The training started on April 8 and is implemented in the form of intensive online sessions interpreted into Kazakh, Uzbek, and Russian. The program brings together leaders from government agencies, national holding companies, and major regional corporations, including Halyk Bank, Freedom Holding, Kaspi.kz, BI Group, Astana Motors, Beeline, Kcell, Bazis-A and Kazzinc.

Representatives of other countries also take part, including those from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Qatar.

The academic director of the program is Peter Norvig.

Program outcomes

«As a result of the program, relying on the expertise of Stanford University HAI and the technologies of OpenAI Academy, each participant will develop an applied AI strategy for their organization. This lays the foundation for a new management model, in which the digital transformation of each company becomes the cornerstone of technological leadership and the success of the entire country,» Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhaslan Madiyev said.

Upon completion, the participants will receive Stanford HAI certificates and join a community of AI leaders.