(TNS) – President Donald Trump recently used his executive pen to advance AI education across the country. Signed on April 23, the decree “Artificial Advancing Intelligence Education for American Youth” implements a federal education framework on AI for all schools from kindergarten to 12th year and more.
The president checks almost all the boxes that supporters of the AI ​​education plead. The order creates a federal working group, organizes student competitions, promotes the collaboration of industry and accelerated grant programs. Depending on the order of AI education: “To ensure that the United States remains a world leader in this technological revolution, we must offer young people in our country the opportunities to cultivate the skills and understanding necessary to use and create the next generation of AI technology.
A high -level working group of the White House on AI education will be led by Michael Kratsios, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The working group is also made up of members of the cabinet and agency heads of the departments of education, work, energy, agriculture and the National Science Foundation. Its role is to organize national AI education efforts.
The order specifies that federal agencies will work with industry, university researchers and non -profit organizations to create online documents that will help teach students from kindergarten to 12th year the bases of literacy and critical thinking of AI. A national competition will be used to promote and present the successes of AI students and educators, by progressing technology and stimulating collaboration in the transversal sector.
Idaho, Washington, Montana and Wyoming all have something different to offer national conversation on AI education, and all have something to gain from the federal executive order.
Each state has its challenges, but the opportunity is the same: to equip students to go from technology consumers to technology creators in the economy. By corresponding to the national strategy, the states of our region can make the most of this federal thrust in certain very specific and important ways.
Idaho can take advantage of federal dollars to stimulate its already solid STEM programs and give more educational tools on rural educators.
Washington has the opportunity to transform its supremacy from the technological sector into success in class, establishing a more effective collaboration between industry and public education through a partnership, learning and pipelines at the start of their careers.
Montana, with the integration of AI, can empower its distance learning architecture and level the rules of the game so that rural students have access to the same advanced tools as urban students.
Wyoming has the possibility of integrating the literacy of AI throughout its career and technical training courses, which have the potential not only to prepare students at university, but also high-level jobs at a constantly evolving workforce.
The executive decree on AI education recognizes the need to prepare for the next generation for a future where AI is central. The region of mountain states could extract great value by supporting efforts and ensuring that its young people are not only technology consumers, but also technology creators and world leaders fueled by AI.
Sebastian Griffin is the main researcher of the Junkermier Center for Technology and Innovation at Mountain States Policy Center, an independent research organization based in Idaho, Montana, in the east of Washington and Wyoming. Online on Mountainstatespolicy.org.
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