Amid broader efforts by state lawmakers to look at the impacts of artificial intelligence, a House panel Thursday approved a bill that would create a task force to study AI issues in education.
The House Choice & Innovation Subcommittee unanimously approved the measure (HB 483), which would create a task force under the state Department of Education.
The governor would appoint members of the task force, which the state education commissioner would chair.
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Members would include a school board member, a school superintendent, teachers, and college faculty “with expertise on artificial intelligence, educational technology, or ethics.”
The panel would develop policy recommendations for the “responsible and effective uses of artificial intelligence by students and educators” and to craft a definition for AI.
It also would identify workforce needs related to AI and computer science and make recommendations “to ensure that the state develops education and workforce training programs that align with changing industry needs.”
Bill sponsor Karen Gonzalez Pittman, R-Tampa, said the measure is geared toward “embracing the future of AI education.” The bill would need approval from the House Appropriations Committee and the Education and Employment Committee before it could go to the full House.
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Other bills moving through the Legislature could lead to studying the effects of AI in other areas.
For example, Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, is sponsoring a measure (SB 1680) that would create a “Government Technology Modernization Council.” The proposed council would, in part, “study and monitor the development and deployment of artificial intelligence” systems.
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