Trump order for AI at Education Dept. aligns with rapid deployment strategy

President Trump’s new executive order on artificial intelligence uses at the Department of Education appears to align with the administration’s broader strategy for rapid deployment of the technology, as the department faces massive staffing cuts and a possible shutdown under the government downsizing work led by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

The April 23 order sets up a task force that includes the departments of Education, Labor and Agriculture to promote the training of an AI workforce, as...