First lady Melania Trump hosted a meeting on Tuesday of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education and urged public and private leaders to help protect children from the dangers of the burgeoning technology.

“We are living in a moment of wonder, and it is our responsibility to prepare children in America,” declared the first lady. “Cars now steer themselves through our cities, robots hold steady hands in the operating room and drones are redefining the future of war.”

“Innovations of first-generation humanoids, factory automation and autonomous vehicles have surged from private sector investment,” she said. “Every one of these advancements, it’s powered by AI. The robots are here. Our future is no longer science fiction.”

The first lady appeared with various federal and private officials, including White House science and technology director Michael Kratsios, billionaire “crypto czar” David Sacks, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and IBM CEO Arvind Krishna.

Sam Altman, whose ChatGPT platform announced parental controls after the suicide of a teenage user, reportedly listened from the crowd. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, who mispronounced “AI” as “A1” earlier this year, sat onstage with the first lady.

“I predict AI will represent the single largest growth category in our nation during this administration,” said Melania Trump.“I won’t be surprised if AI becomes known as the greatest engine of progress in the history of the United States of America.”

“But as leaders and parents, we must manage AI’s growth responsibly,” she continued.

The first lady has used her platform in similar capacities before: She launched the “Be Best” anti-cyberbullying initiative during her husband’s first term and helped garner the bipartisan support required to pass the anti-revenge porn Take It Down Act into law earlier this year.

She also made headlines last year after controversially opting to use AI to mimic her own voice to narrate the audiobook version of her memoir. The first lady announced on social media at the time, “Let the future of publishing begin.”

She said Thursday, “During this primitive stage, it is our duty to treat AI as we would our own children — empowering, but with watchful guidance.”

President Donald Trump made a troubling joke Tuesday that clashed with that ethos entirely, however.

“If something happens that’s really bad, maybe I’ll just have to blame AI,” he mused.

The event with the first lady was held amid Federal Trade Commission investigations into OpenAI, Meta and other tech companies over the impact their chatbots have had on children’s mental health. On Thursday, McMahon said her department is eager to bring AI into classrooms across the country.

“It’s not one of those things to be afraid of,” she said, The Guardian reported. “Let’s embrace it.”