US First Lady Melania Talks about AI in Education: 'The Robot Era Has Arrived'

White House officials have stated that AI education is crucial to ensuring the competitiveness of the United States in this field. The government is increasing investment in artificial intelligence related projects and funding, emphasizing that AI will assist the US workforce rather than replace it. Melania said at the meeting, "Robots have arrived, and our future is no longer science fiction

Just a month ago, the First Lady's office announced the launch of the "AI Age Challenge" for students and teachers, and this press conference is also part of the White House AI Education Working Group. Companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Code.org, IBM, and OpenAI also pledged to increase their support for AI education during the event. Energy Secretary Chris Wright pointed out that in order to meet the demand for AI development, the United States must "significantly increase its electricity production capacity".

Also in attendance at the event were technology leaders such as White House AI and cryptocurrency special officer David Sachs, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and OpenAI CEO Sam Ultraman.

It is worth noting that the meeting did not address topics such as child safety and mental health. Recently, high-profile media reports have pointed out that teenagers have committed suicide after interacting with AI chatbots, sparking public attention. The First Lady earlier this year pushed for the passage of the 'TAKE IT DOWN Act', which aims to strengthen the protection of sexual imagery (including AI generated content) and combat the spread of deepfake and retaliatory pornography. However, Melania did not focus on the issue of children's mental health and safety in school environments through AI during the conference.

President Donald Trump did not attend the event.