Virginia Governor Youngkin Signs Executive Order 30, Implementing AI Education Guidelines
Summary
On January 18, 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Order 30, implementing AI education guidelines for schools, as well as “AI Policy and Information Technology Standards” to “safeguard the state’s databases while simultaneously protecting the individual data of all Virginians.” $600,000 of funding from the state’s Unleashing Opportunity budget will be used to launch pilot programs that evaluate the effectiveness of these new standards. The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) will be responsible for enforcing standards and approving or denying applications for new AI tools.
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