07 Oct California Students to Learn A.I. and Media Literacy Soon

California is set to add artificial intelligence literacy and media literacy to its K-12 curriculu. (“librarian and student” by Mary Woodard / Flickr / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license)

By Diana Lambert
EdSource

Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation last week that will incorporate artificial intelligence literacy and media literacy into the state’s curriculum frameworks and instructional materials for K-12 students.

Assembly Bill 2876 directs the Instructional Quality Commission to include AI literacy and media literacy content in math, science, and history-social science curriculum frameworks and instructional materials at their next revision. It also asks the commission to add media literacy to the English curriculum.

AI literacy is defined as the knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with how artificial intelligence works, including its principles, concepts, and applications, as well as how to use artificial intelligence, including its limitations, implications, and ethical considerations, according to a press release from Assemblyman Marc Berman, author of the bill.

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“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. “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.”

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