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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
House: AII DP 4-3-0-0 |
HB2409: artificial intelligence; statewide education program
Sponsor: Representative Kolodin, LD 3
Caucus and COW
Overview
Establishes the Arizona Artificial Intelligence Education Program (Program).
History
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is administered by the state board of education which is the policy-determining body of the department, which is overseen by the superintendent of public instruction who all executive, administrative and ministerial functions of the department are approved by (A.R.S. § 15-231).
Laws 2016, Chapter 372 established the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) to act as the state's primary data and labor market and encourage economic growth. The OEO is responsible for monitoring Arizona’s tax and regulatory competitiveness by collecting and quantifying tax and regulatory activities. This provides baseline information that is used to make informed decisions regarding regulation and taxation in the state (OEO).
Artificial Intelligence (AI) means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. AI systems use machine and human-based inputs to:
1) perceive real and virtual environments;
2) abstract such perceptions into models through analysis in an automated manner; and
3) use model inference to formulate options for information or action (15 U.S.C. 9401).
Provisions
1. Establishes the Program within ADE. (Sec. 1)
2. Directs ADE to administer the Program and offer an AI education course (Course) each summer in locations throughout the state. (Sec. 1)
3. Stipulates the Course is open to any resident of the state. (Sec. 1)
4. Mandates the Course include a curriculum on:
a. digital hygiene and civic integrity; or
b. AI for small business and entrepreneurship. (Sec. 1)
3. Requires the digital hygiene and civic integrity curriculum include instruction on:
a. the principles of digital hygiene based of the monograph Preventing the Misuse of Digital Influence: The Development of Systems for Preserving and Analyzing Potentially Harmful Online Content, and Why Such Systems are Essential for Democracy.
b. the nature of the algorithmic bias and the methods used by technology platforms to influence user behavior, including the search engine manipulation effect;
c. best practices for protecting personal data and limiting online tracking by third parties;
d. media literacy skills; and
e. general critical thinking skills. (Sec. 1)
4. Mandates the AI program for small business and entrepreneurship curriculum include:
a. overview of the AI tools that are available for small businesses;
b. instruction on how to use AI for marketing and customer outreach;
c. using AI to improve operational efficiency; and
d. introduction to the ethical considerations of using AI in business. (Sec. 1)
5. Instructs the OEO to;
a. develop the AI for small business and entrepreneurship curriculum;
b. identify qualified volunteer instructors for the program from specified backgrounds; and
c. identify facilities throughout the state that ADE may use to provide the Course. (Sec. 1)
6. Requires a state agency, city, town, county, university, community college, public school, private school or other governmental budget unit to allow uncompensated use of a facility by ADE to provide the Course. (Sec. 1)
7. Permits a public school, university or a community college to aware academic credit to any individual who completes the Course. (Sec. 1)
8. Contains a legislatives findings and intent clause. (Sec. 2)
9. Contains a severability clause. (Sec. 3)
10. Cites this legislation as Getting Arizona Ready for AI Act. (Sec. 4)
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Initials TM HB 2409
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