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Public commenter urges Youth Congress to require AI and financial-literacy education in schools
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A public commenter at the Youth Congress meeting urged lawmakers to craft legislation requiring financial literacy and education about artificial intelligence for students, citing predatory lending and future job risks.
At the Youth Congress Committee on Education meeting, Vincent Seminaldawn addressed the panel during public comment to urge lawmakers to require financial literacy and instruction on artificial intelligence for students.
Vincent Seminaldawn said lack of education on AI and financial literacy will harm future job prospects and leave young people vulnerable to predatory lending practices. "If we do not start pushing that issue today, it will be too late," Seminaldawn said.
Seminaldawn proposed legislation to require the Public School System and voluntary private institutions to include financial-literacy programs in their curricula. He warned about high-cost credit card debt and cited an example interest rate: "when you have an 18% interest on it ... you're probably gonna take, like, 30 years to pay it off," he said, urging early instruction on how money works.
The speaker asked the youth lawmakers to consider bills that would teach students both how to earn and how to make money work for them, and said he would propose legislation to that effect. Committee members acknowledged public comment and said the committee would consider submitted statements during their review of education-related measures.
No formal motion or committee action on financial-literacy or AI education was taken during the meeting.
