Overview

• First lady Melania Trump led the task force’s second meeting in the East Room, urging “watchful guidance” of AI and promoting the new Presidential AI Challenge for K‑12 students and educators.
• Top tech leaders participated, with Google’s Sundar Pichai and IBM’s Arvind Krishna speaking and OpenAI’s Sam Altman observed in attendance, as Microsoft’s Satya Nadella also joined the session.
• Companies detailed new commitments: Google earmarked $150 million for AI education and digital well‑being, Microsoft offered a free year of Microsoft 365 for U.S. college students and $1.25 million in AI Challenge prizes, and Amazon pledged training for 4 million people, support for 10,000 educators by 2028, and $30 million in AWS credits.
• Additional pledges included IBM’s plan to train 2 million Americans in AI skills via SkillsBuild and Code.org’s goal to engage 25 million learners and partner with 25 states to expand AI pathways.
• The Education Department said AI‑focused grant applications will receive stronger consideration, no new federal rules were announced, critics flagged child‑safety risks as the FTC said it is investigating AI chatbots’ effects on youth, and a Rose Garden dinner with major tech CEOs was scheduled for later in the day.