First lady Melania Trump launches AI challenge The president’s wife is proselytizing artificial intelligence to grade-school children as the president embraces an “AI slop” aesthetic.

Aug. 26, 2025, 5:46 PM EDT

By Erum Salam

First lady Melania Trump on Tuesday announced an artificial intelligence contest for K-12 students nationwide.

“Are you ready for an AI challenge? Take part in this nationwide initiative to discover, develop and expand AI’s potential,” she said in the video announcement .

For the challenge, student participants must complete a project that involves the study, development or use of an AI method or tool to address a community challenge. The contest also invites educators to come up with new and creative approaches to teaching with AI.

“As someone who creat

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