Illinois
14%
4/28
AI Gap Index
1/10
Schools
2/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 1/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 New classroom AI laws addressing AI use in schools took effect Jan 1, 2026; voluntary guidance rather than binding curriculum mandate
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 2/8
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 2 AI Video Interview Act, Artificial Intelligence in Hiring Act, and HB3773 (effective Jan 1, 2026) together create binding worker protections: disclosure, bias audits, anti-discrimination on AI effect, annual notice to employees — comprehensive legal rights when AI is used in employment decisions [1]
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) has enforcement authority over AI use in hiring decisions; HB3773 adds anti-discrimination enforcement covering AI effects on all employment decisions [1]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0
Index history
April 7, 2026 4/28 Integrity check correction: dim 1 updated from 0 to 1; classroom AI laws in force Jan 2026 constitute voluntary guidance, matching score 1 under scoring model
April 6, 2026 3/28 Refresh: HB3773 (Jan 2026) adds AI anti-discrimination effect standard and annual employee notice; confirms dim 9=2 (no change); classroom AI laws enacted; dim 10 unchanged at 1 (IDHR)
March 17, 2026 3/28 Governance rescore: dim10=1 (IDHR named authority), dim12=0 (IDHR enforces AI hiring rules, not training obligations)
March 17, 2026 3/28 Initial scoring from research archive