Democratic Senator Adam Schiff introduced the bipartisan LIFT AI Act, backed by tech giants OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. The legislation aims to integrate AI literacy into K-12 curriculum through grant awards from the National Science Foundation. Despite endorsements from major tech companies, concerns exist about student and teacher resistance to AI in education.

The bill defines AI literacy as age-appropriate knowledge to use AI effectively, interpret outputs, solve problems, and mitigate risks. It would fund curriculum changes, teacher professional development, and evaluation tools. This comes as the NSF remains without a director after a year, with Trump having fired all 22 members of the National Science Board.

The legislation arrives amid growing concerns about students offloading learning to AI models and harassment cases. Last year, the American Federation of Teachers partnered with tech companies for AI educator training but left X over concerns with Grok. Schiff's bill represents a significant policy push for AI education despite mixed public reception and existing challenges in classroom integration.