Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed Assembly Bill 2876, Assemblymember Marc Berman’s legislation to integrate artificial intelligence literacy into the core curriculum for all K-12 students in California.
AB 2876 responds to the rapid proliferation of AI in nearly every aspect of young people’s lives, as well as the impact AI will have on their futures.
“AI has the potential to positively impact the way we live, but only if we know how to use it, and use it responsibly,” Berman said in a news release. “Children and young people today must navigate a world — and job market — transformed by fast-moving AI technology. We have a responsibility to ensure that all students, no matter their future profession, understand basic AI principles and applications, that they have the skills to recognize when AI is employed, and are aware of AI’s implications, limitations, and ethical considerations. This new law will equip all California students with the skills and training they need to be safe, ethical, and successful users of AI as it becomes more mainstream.”
AB 2876 directs the Instructional Quality Commission(IQC) to incorporate AI literacy content into the mathematics, science, and history-social science curriculum frameworks and instructional materials at their next revision. The bill will also add media literacy to the English language arts/English language development, science, mathematics and history-social science instructional materials when the materials are next revised.
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Newsom Signs Bill Integrating AI Literacy Into K-12 Curriculum
“This new law will equip all California students with the skills and training they need to be safe, ethical and successful users of AI as it becomes more mainstream,” said the bill’s author, Assemblymember Marc Berman.
