Brief
- Trump has signed an executive decree to extend AI education through a new national initiative and a working group.
- The plan promotes the training of AI in schools and supports teachers’ development.
- We still do not know how the administration will implement the initiative, after the reductions in education financing.
President Donald Trump signed a executive decree Tuesday to stimulate the education of artificial intelligence across the United States, the launch of a national initiative aimed at preparing American students for careers in one of the fastest technologies in the world.
In January, shortly after starting his second term, Trump signed a executive decree To remove obstacles to US IA leaders, reversing the restrictions imposed by Biden administration.
As part of the new initiative, Trump creates the White House working group on AI education to direct the efforts of the administration.
Chaired by the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the working group will include senior officials such as energy, agriculture, education and work secretaries, as well as David Sacks, the special White House advisor for AI and cryptocurrency.
“America young people need opportunities to cultivate the skills and understanding necessary to use and create the next generation of AI technology,” the White House said in a statement.
“Early training in AI will demystify this technology and prepare American students to be confident of participants in AI-assisted workforce, proposing our nation to new heights of scientific and economic success,” he added.
Despite these ambitions, it is not clear how the administration will implement cuts At the United States Ministry of Education adopted by Trump in March.
According to the White House, the working group will direct an AI presidential challenge to enhance the achievements of students and educators, will stimulate the adoption of AI and promote collaboration between the sectors to meet national challenges.
“The challenge will encourage and highlight the achievements of students and educators in AI, promote a broad geographic adoption of technological progress and promote collaboration between government, university world, philanthropy and industry to meet national challenges with AI solutions,” wrote the White House.
The ordinance also orders the Secretary for Education to prioritize AI in the training subsidies of discretionary teachers and asks the director of the National Science Foundation to concentrate research on AI in education.
The success of the initiative may depend on the efficiency of the efficiency of the White House to coordinate these AI education efforts, despite the recent budget cuts in education that Trump himself has implemented.
“The preparation of our students to be leaders in AI technology also requires investing in our educators, providing them with tools and knowledge to train students on AI and use technology in class,” said the White House.
Edited by Sebastian Sinclair
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