Literacy in Future Technologies Artificial Intelligence Act

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2025-01-03

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Overreliance and unsafe use
• AI pursuing its own goals

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal risk domain coverage, with only brief implicit references to ethical challenges (subdomain 7.1) and responsible use (subdomain 5.1). The document primarily focuses on AI literacy education rather than specific AI risks or harms. Coverage is limited to 2 subdomains with minimal detail.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Educational Services

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This Act primarily governs the Educational Services sector by establishing AI literacy curricula and professional development for K-12 education. It also has minimal coverage of Scientific Research and Development Services through research activities to develop educational curricula.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a Congressional Act that establishes a federal program with binding authority for the Director of the National Science Foundation to make awards. It uses mandatory language ('may make awards') within the context of statutory authorization and creates legal obligations for implementation.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is explicitly identified as an Act of the United States Congress in the header and throughout the text, establishing Congress as the proposing authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: National Science Foundation; institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations; State and local educational agencies; principals; educators; school leaders
• Summary: The Act targets the Director of the National Science Foundation who may make awards to institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. It also targets K-12 educational stakeholders including state and local educational agencies, principals, educators, and school leaders who will receive professional development and curriculum.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: National Science Foundation; Director of the National Science Foundation
• Summary: The Director of the National Science Foundation is granted authority to implement the Act by making awards and carrying out the program through new or existing programs.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: National Science Foundation
• Summary: While not explicitly stated, the National Science Foundation would implicitly monitor the awards program through its merit-review process and oversight of funded activities. The document mentions developing evaluation tools for AI literacy assessment.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not directly govern AI system development lifecycle stages. Instead, it focuses on educational curriculum development for AI literacy. The lifecycle stages referenced relate to educational program development rather than AI system development itself.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly defines AI literacy and references artificial intelligence broadly but does not specify particular types of AI systems, models, or technical categories. It focuses on educational competencies rather than technical AI specifications.