{"id":45043,"topic":"ai","source":"WBRC","title":"Sen. Tuberville pushes AI education in Alabama classrooms - WBRC","url":"https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/24/sen-tuberville-pushes-ai-education-alabama-classrooms/","url_hash":"5d9352e8b7a71dc9a1052ea8f7ea7c18bb351a0d","author":"","summary":"<a href=\"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxQVHBQeHdaZTZmVVA5MzUybzJQYTloN0s3Q25YRlEzREV0d0FOU0dpSFNrZExNZ004allZNjlyZjBoamVkT1l2TjlTOFB1eGR4TzRXM3AxTS1VVm0zRkdnZzVpSjNEcnlOSHI5RnhhTXE5Um42NlBiZjFIdndHaGpVTEpaVXZlX2dlTzNoTWROSdIBowFBVV95cUxPaFFGcHN2c2J5M1FEZGsyOXV1TFBrSWF2N3kycFZ0Ymp3eVBHUmJvTEhhQUNvb3dMNTVkUzE4MW5RZVRnbUlFemxPcnFkdl9MUVZ5bk5TRkRpMjNyajhTQmwxbkhvc1d0YWV6aEM0LWZZakdFUEhiaWJrYVlnU0duSDJoNmtvNHE0cnNxVVIyLS1Pazg2VFR5cThYZlVMR2hNcmFv?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Sen. Tuberville pushes AI education in Alabama classrooms</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">WBRC</font>","content":"BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Sen. Tommy Tuberville said artificial intelligence is already present in American schools and that Alabama students should be taught how it works, why it matters, and how to use it responsibly.\nTuberville, the Republican candidate for Alabama governor, said some Alabama schools have already opted into AI training programs.\nFederal push for AI literacy\nLast year, President Trump signed an executive order making AI literacy an official priority in K-12 schools. The U.S. Department of Education followed by directing schools on how to use federal dollars to implement AI education.\n“We’ve got to teach our kids in the classroom because they’re going to learn it regardless,” Tuberville said. “We want Alabama students to be the best and the brightest in the country; training them on AI is the least we can do to prepare them for the ever-changing technology landscape.”\nWhat it looks like in the classroom\nEducators are currently encouraged to teach students how to use AI responsibly, ethically, and with academic integrity. Tuberville said teacher training is a key component of the effort.\n“We want to train our teachers, and then we want to start teaching at our schools at a young age,” he said.\nAI will not replace teachers\nLawmakers and educators agree that AI should not replace teachers, saying the technology is only as good as the teachers guiding it.\n“We want to make sure that our students can tell what’s fake and what’s real. 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