A bipartite trio of chamber legislators wishes that the National Science Foundation will help make artificial intelligence more accessible to students, to re -assert legislation aimed at extending the opportunities of AI and STEM in higher education.
Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., And Andrea Salinas, D-ear. Reintroduced their NSF AI Education Act TuesdayAdding the representative Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., As a co-spa and praising an extended list of university and industry supporters. The House bill and its Senate companion stapped at the Congress last year.
THE legislation Authorize the NSF to grant scholarships to students who are pursuing studies on AI at first cycle and higher cycles, with a key accent on high priority sectors, including manufacturing, agriculture and education.
Fong said in a press release that the bill aims to ensure that rural communities are not left for AI while AI continues to “reshape the global economy”.
“Our legislation increases access to tools and training that students and workers across the country must prosper in the 21st century economy,” he said. “By expanding the education of AI through scholarships, scholarships and regional excellence centers in community colleges, we can lay the foundations for a long -term opportunity for the next generation to lead in a world of rapid innovation.”
The bill calls on the NSF to create scholarships for students and instructors that allow them to “engage in professional development focused on AI in STEM fields”, according to the press release. The Director of the NSF would also have to supervise awareness of rural institutions and tribal colleges or universities.
The director of the NSF would also play a role in the distribution of “competitive rewards based on merit” to institutions and non-profit organizations of appointments to continue R&D linked to the educational resources of the AI, in order to give students from kindergarten to 12th year an early jump on learning the AI.
Community colleges and technical education establishments would also get a boost under the bill, with the creation of eight regional centers of AI excellence on campuses that “serve as centers” for AI education.
Salinas said in a statement that the bill “will help more Americans participate in this technological revolution”.
“Artificial intelligence technology has the potential to transform our society for good economic growth in a wide range of industries, energy-specific energy, manufacturing,” she said. “Our legislation would help people to develop the skills they need to participate in the workforce of emerging AI, to extend research on responsible uses of AI and to take advantage of community and technical colleges to ensure that these opportunities are available for people from various horizons.”
