First Lady Melania Trump is encouraging kids to build robots and embrace AI during a rare public appearance at a school in North Carolina – as fears about the emerging technology grip the nation.
She’s making the trip to officially promote community resiliency and education technology in American schools – especially following the devastation brought to the region by Hurricane Helene in 2024.
The first lady announced the gift of AI development kits to the eager students gathered.
‘Dream big and use these AI tools to build something never created before. Maybe one of you will create the next great robot. And if you do, make sure you bring it to the White House to show me!’
Melania’s remarks about AI come as there’s been a growing movement to put greater regulations on the emerging technology after fears that it could destroy the world by 2030.
But President Trump has slapped down attempts he called a ‘sick conspiracy’ to help China in its race to beat the US at AI.
The Trump administration has held that China stands to benefit from the US slow-rolling its AI deployment.
The issue over data centers being built across the country is also becoming a hot-button topic in the upcoming midterm elections – as voters are overall opposed.
