Overview

• Melania Trump convened the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education, urging leaders to prepare students for AI while protecting kids from risks.
• The first lady said "the robots are here," predicted AI will be the largest growth category this administration, and called for "watchful guidance" at this early stage.
• Attendees included OSTP director Michael Kratsios, investor David Sacks, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, with Sam Altman reportedly in the audience.
• The event comes as the FTC investigates OpenAI, Meta and others over chatbots’ impact on children’s mental health, following recent industry moves like new parental controls.
• Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the department aims to bring AI into classrooms, and the White House has launched a K‑12 AI competition with registration open.