MARGARET SPELLINGS: AI is here — and America's schools aren't preparing our kids to survive it

Hardly a day passes without a new headline about the potential for artificial intelligence to dramatically change the workforce and the economy. AI can write code and generate photorealistic images. Algorithms can help diagnose disease with remarkable precision. The pace of change is staggering, and the truth is, no one can say with certainty where this technology will lead or which jobs it will ultimately transform.

But here’s what we do know: change is accelerating rapidly. And America’s education and workforce systems aren’t ready.