First Lady Melania Trump argues that artificial intelligence can narrow achievement gaps and modernize U.S. classrooms by providing personalized tutoring and freeing teachers to focus on higher-order skills. Writing after hosting a two-day “Fostering the Future Together” summit at the White House and State Department with representatives from 45 nations, she urges swift adoption of AI tools and warns that restricting access would leave American students at a disadvantage, particularly against China’s rapid deployment of AI across education and industry. Trump positions AI as the next phase in a long arc of educational technology, from the printing press to the internet, while stressing that teachers remain central to instruction. The piece calls for nationwide digital and AI literacy to equip students with practical skills and critical judgment, framing classroom readiness as essential to U.S. economic leadership and global influence.
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