Recently a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators (led by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a senior member of the Commerce Committee), introduced a bill that would require the creation of formal guidance to PreK-12 schools on the use of artificial intelligence. The NSF AI Education Act, also seeks to establish scholarships, professional development opportunities, and spur new research through the National Science Foundation to better reorient and protect education and our workforce from the emerging technology.

At this years Delegate Assembly, WASB members adopted a resolution on artificial intelligence. “Artificial Intelligence: The WASB recognizes the significance of Artificial Intelligence as a newly developing technology and looks to be a part of the state discussion as Artificial Intelligence evolves.” As such, we will be closely following this legislation and any potential federal guidance on educational use of artificial intelligence. View a summary of the bill provisions here.