District of Columbia
11%
3/28
AI Gap Index
0/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
3/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 0/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 0
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 3/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 0
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 1 Mayor Bowser mandated Responsible AI training for all DC Government employees and contractors (February 2026); ~2-hour InnovateUS curriculum; mandatory with 90-day deadline.
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 2 Employees and contractors who do not complete AI training within 90 days have access to AI tools explicitly restricted — an enforcement mechanism specifically tied to training completion.
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0