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(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to boost artificial intelligence education and workforce training, according to a senior White House official, highlighting a rapidly developing technology that is a top administration priority.
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Trump will sign the directive on Wednesday, according to the official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the order before it is made public.
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The move is among a flurry of executive actions the White House is readying for approval on Wednesday, as Trump seeks to use his presidential power to reshape higher education. Trump is also expected to direct the Education secretary to review higher education accreditation services that certify the validity of schools and programs to employers and loan providers, move to cut off funding for higher education institutions that do not disclose sources of foreign money, and improve job training programs for skilled trades, according to media reports.
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The mandate, which is cast as critical to ensuring US dominance in the field, establishes a White House Task Force on AI Education, which will be chaired by the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios, according to a White House fact sheet.
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The task force will include other high-ranking officials such as the secretaries of Education and Labor, as well as the special adviser for artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. Silicon Valley venture capitalist David Sacks is serving as Trump’s AI and crypto czar.
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It also directs the task force to establish public-private partnerships to provide resources for K-12 education about AI and the use of artificial intelligence tools in academia.
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The order directs the Education Department to prioritize the use of AI in discretionary grant programs for teacher training and calls on the National Science Foundation to emphasize research on the use of artificial intelligence in education. It also instructs the Labor Department to increase participation in AI-related apprenticeships and to promote AI certifications.
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The departments will also work together to create opportunities for high school students to take courses and certification programs on AI, according to the fact sheet.
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Trump has moved to bolster US efforts in artificial intelligence, amid a global competition to dominate the space.
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The president has touted hundreds of billions of dollars in commitments from companies — including from prominent players such as SoftBank Group Corp., OpenAI, and Oracle Corp. — to help build data centers, chip manufacturing plants and other infrastructure to support AI. And he’s moved to expand domestic energy production, including mining and the use of coal in the US, saying it is essential to fueling energy-hungry data centers.
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