126,151 AI learners set a Guinness World Record in kickoff event for Microsoft skills fest

Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm — and the Guinness World Records.

A kickoff celebration for the Microsoft AI Skills Fest earlier this month attracted 126,151 participants learning AI, and earning the title for “most users to take an online multi-level artificial intelligence lesson in 24 hours.”

The April 8 achievement was celebrated by Microsoft in a post on the company’s Learn Blog this week.

“This collective achievement is a testament to the power of community, commitment to learning, and spirit of innovation that drives us all,” wrote Jeana Jorgensen, corporate vice president for Microsoft Learning. “The record is a tribute to every person who is investing their time and energy to learn a new AI skill or help others build their AI expertise.”

The 50-day AI Skills Fest, which runs until May 28, is billed as a way to “unlock the future” with AI discovery and learning.

People interested in upping their AI game can join the AI Skills Fest Challenge, which features topics such as simplifying everyday tasks, crafting effective prompts, creating AI-powered applications, developing AI chat apps, and more,

Microsoft-backed Women in Cloud, which helps women-led businesses get resources to succeed in cloud computing, promoted its own participation in the record-breaking achievement with a post on LinkedIn, saying “when we unite around access, innovation, and empowerment, history happens.”

Watch the ceremony below, where Michael Empric, Guinness World Records adjudicator, officially revealed the record: