Bill would require Arizona public schools to teach students about artificial intelligence in five grades

School districts must provide instruction on artificial intelligence, and the department of education must adopt the curriculum for it. It covers all students enrolled in grades three, six, eight, ten, and twelve in each school district. The curriculum must cover basic techniques for using artificial intelligence, including writing prompts; ethical considerations in learning and daily life; and how artificial intelligence might threaten human health and human existence. Districts may offer a separate course for each grade or build the equivalent time into existing classes. The instruction begins in the 2027-2028 school year.

Districts must send an annual report to the department of education. The department must choose a curriculum from an organization that meets four requirements and may help districts with guidelines, resources, or grants. It covers school districts, the department of education, and the organization whose curriculum is chosen. The curriculum developer must be a school within a university under the Arizona Board of Regents with a campus in the state's most populous county, established between 2015 and 2018, that fosters intellectual diversity, promotes ideas foundational to a healthy constitutional democracy, and serves as a community resource for civic education. Grants are optional: the department "may" provide guidelines, resources, or grants. Reports are due on or before October 15 each year.