Pivoting from her anti-bullying campaign, the US first lady has inaugurated a taskforce on AI and childhood education
Melania Trump has turned her attention from her “Be Best” anti-bullying campaign to the nation’s best bots for tots.
The first lady welcomed some of the US’s foremost tech leaders – and a few bit players – to the East Wing of the White House on Thursday to inaugurate a taskforce on artificial intelligence and schools as part of an initiative dubbed the “Presidential AI Challenge”. The event concerned how to integrate AI into childhood education.
Joining Trump at a horseshoe-shaped table set in front of gold candelabras and American flags were various department heads, including education secretary Linda McMahon; Michael Kratsios, director of the office of science and technology policy; and David Sacks, the venture capitalist now serving as the White House’s cryptocurrency and AI czar. Tech CEOs seated with her included Google’s Sundar Pichai and IBM’s Arvind Krishna. OpenAI’s Sam Altman was spotted in the crowd but gave no remarks.
“It’s a beautiful event today,” Trump said as she kicked off the meeting. “We are living in a world of wonder.”
