Sens. Schiff and Rounds Introduce Bipartisan LIFT AI Act to Boost AI Literacy in K-12 Schools
The LIFT AI Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time.
The bill has support from both parties and addresses a popular topic, but most bills face a long road through committees before they can become law.
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A bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Adam Schiff and Mike Rounds would award National Science Foundation grants to develop AI literacy curricula and teacher training for K-12 schools. While backed by major tech firms, some educators express concern about the speed of implementation.
Senators Adam Schiff and Mike Rounds have introduced the LIFT AI Act, a bipartisan initiative to integrate AI literacy into school curricula. The bill seeks to provide competitive grants for K-12 AI education, defining literacy as the ability to use AI effectively and mitigate its risks.
Universities are increasingly partnering with K-12 schools to provide AI expertise. The LIFT AI Act would further this by providing NSF grants to institutions of higher education to develop curricula and training for the next generation of students and teachers.
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LIFT AI Act
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