{"id":2612466,"date":"2026-06-09T13:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-first-lady-hosts-awards-ceremony-for-ai-contest\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:18:45","slug":"watch-live-first-lady-hosts-awards-ceremony-for-ai-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-first-lady-hosts-awards-ceremony-for-ai-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: First lady hosts awards ceremony for AI contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-first-lady-hosts-awards-ceremony-for-ai-contest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612466&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Melania Trump is set to host an awards ceremony at the White House for the inaugural Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >contest encourages young students<\/a> and teachers to build AI-based, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-caught-them-lin-wood-outed-mysterious-georgia-operative-gabe-sterling-now-video-shows-him-admitting-he-helped-set-up-drop-boxes-and-promoted-far-left-activists-as-absentee-ballot-counters\/\" title=\"WE CAUGHT THEM: Lin Wood Outed Mysterious Georgia Operative Gabe Sterling - Now Video Shows Him Admitting He Helped ... Up Drop Boxes and Promoted Far Left Activists as Absentee Ballot Counters\">innovative solutions<\/a> to community problems and to develop interest and skills in AI, following the white House\u2019s AI initiative. The first lady previously announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-tennessee-can-put-the-kibosh-on-illegal-aliens-overrunning-american-schools\/\" title=\"Tennessee Can Stop Illegals From Overrunning American Schools\">nationwide challenge<\/a>, describing it as an early step toward preparing the next generation to understand this emerging technology. The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First lady <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"696\">Melania Trump<\/a> is hosting an awards ceremony for the inaugural Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/white-house\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AI contest is designed to inspire young students and teachers to \u201ccreate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1658\">AI-based<\/a> innovative solutions to community challenges while fostering AI interest and competency,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ai.gov\/initiatives\/presidential-challenge\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ai.gov\/initiatives\/presidential-challenge\">according to<\/a> the White House\u2019s AI-focused website.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599113\/kennedy-center-removes-trump-name-website\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div 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CHALLENGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first lady <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2025\/08\/first-lady-melania-trump-launches-nationwide-presidential-ai-challenge\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2025\/08\/first-lady-melania-trump-launches-nationwide-presidential-ai-challenge\/\">announced<\/a> the challenge last August, saying it\u2019s the \u201cfirst step in preparing our next generation with a base understanding of this important new technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" 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