Sec. 256. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION STRATEGY

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## SEC. 256 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION STRATEGY ###

(a)Strategy Required ####

(1)In general The Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategy for educating servicemembers in relevant occupational fields on matters relating to artificial intelligence. ####

(2)Elements The strategy developed under subsection

(a)shall include a curriculum designed to give servicemembers a basic knowledge of artificial intelligence. The curriculum shall include instruction in— #####

(A)artificial intelligence design; #####

(B)software coding; #####

(C)potential military applications for artificial intelligence; #####

(D)the impact of artificial intelligence on military strategy and doctrine; #####

(E)artificial intelligence decisionmaking via machine learning and neural networks; #####

(F)ethical issues relating to artificial intelligence; #####

(G)the potential biases of artificial intelligence; #####

(H)potential weakness in artificial intelligence technology; #####

(I)opportunities and risks; and #####

(J)any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines to be relevant. ###

(b)Implementation Plan The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for implementing the strategy developed under subsection (a). ###

(c)Submittal to Congress Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees— ####

(1)the strategy developed under subsection (a); and ####

(2)the implementation plan developed under subsection (b). ###

(d)Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Education Platforms ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall— #####

(A)develop a set of distance education courses on— ######

(i)the foundational concepts of artificial intelligence and machine learning; and ######

(ii)the responsible and ethical design, development, acquisition and procurement, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence and machine learning applications; and #####

(B)make such courses available to members of the Armed Forces. ####

(2)Report Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the progress of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer in implementing paragraph (1).