Utah’s AI Education Policy Landscape

Student Population : 698,900

Official Policies

UPDATE (May 2024): On May 2, 2024, the Utah State Board of Education released “Artificial Intelligence Framework for Utah P-12 Education: Guidance on the Use of AI in Our Schools”, the state’s official policy on AI in education. This resource has three main sections, Guiding Principles for AI Use, Responsible Use of AI Tools, and Prohibited Use of AI Tools, and provides a background on AI’s integration into Utah’s P-12 schools.

AI Topics included in K-12 Computer Science suggestion curriculum, but no further guidelines provided on the Utah State Board of Education site.

In the News

As of August 2023, Utah Board of Education invested $3 million into AEGIX, a company dedicated to the development of AI technology in gun detection in schools.

Universities

Utah University: As of July 2023, the U posted guidance on the use of AI in research settings, answering FAQs regarding the use of the technology in peer review, citation, and writing manuscripts. It also links to external further resources. The university also posted a resource on their Center of Teaching Excellence page which provides guidance to educators on GenAI in preparation for the 2023-2024 academic year.