Overview
- The First Lady addressed Zoom Ahead: AI for Tomorrow’s Leaders, a White House–Zoom event that the administration says reached thousands of schools nationwide.
- She emphasized that AI should unlock imagination and help learning, while stressing that only humans provide meaning and purpose.
- Framing the moment as the Age of Imagination, she described curiosity as the driver of creative exploration in an AI-powered era.
- Zoom CEO Eric Yuan underscored the need for AI literacy and safety so students and educators can use these tools thoughtfully and ethically.
- Her broader campaign includes the Presidential AI Challenge and a global coalition on children’s well-being, supported by Zoom Cares’ reported $10 million, three-year commitment that includes funding for K–12 programs.