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Tennessee's AI Advisory Council, co-chaired by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration and the State Chief Information Officer, unanimously approved the state's first AI Action Plan on November 17, 2025. The plan rests on four pillars: AI pilots, data and compute readiness, workforce enablement, and safety and accountability, and the council will keep working through 2028. The University of Tennessee System began an online AI in Manufacturing Workforce Certificate cohort in October 2026, and the state's TNWorks TNTalent grants list AI infrastructure as a focus industry.

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ETA AI WeekNashville AI Week 2027May 11–13, 2027 · Nashville, TennesseeETA's AI Week returns to Middle Tennessee: summits, applied AI sessions, training and community events. Three days: Community Day, Conference Day One and Conference Day Two.Pre-register ↗Flagship national eventUS AI Congress 2027March 24–25, 2027 · National Press Club, Washington, D.C.Bring Tennessee's voice to the national convening for America's AI future. Learn more ↗

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Toolkit & guideAI in K-12 Education: What Districts Need to KnowTennessee Department of EducationA TDOE briefing for district leaders on the state's approach to AI in schools. It includes a District AI Readiness Snapshot, an AI Model Policy Checklist, and next steps: inventory AI use, set data and oversight boundaries, and pick initial use cases.tn.gov ↗Toolkit & guideAI in Manufacturing Workforce CertificateUniversity of Tennessee, Center for Industrial Services / TMEPA 16-week, fully online, asynchronous UT certificate for engineers, supervisors, technicians and operations leaders, with no coding required. The current cohort runs October 1, 2026 to January 15, 2027, with discounts for companies enrolling 15 or more people.tmep.cis.tennessee.edu ↗Policy & standardsTennessee AI Advisory Council Action Plan (November 2025)Tennessee AI Advisory CouncilThe state's first AI Action Plan, approved November 17, 2025, rests on four pillars: AI pilots and modernization, data and compute readiness, workforce and change enablement, and safety, security and accountability. The council will report annually through 2028.tn.gov ↗Policy & standardsTennessee Artificial Intelligence Advisory CouncilTennessee Department of Finance and AdministrationCo-chaired by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration and the State CIO, the council recommends AI policies and strategies for state government and posts its charter, meeting agendas and reports. Contact: Gen.ai@tn.gov.tn.gov ↗Grant & fundingTNWorks Talent Accelerator and TNTalent Training GrantsTennessee Department of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentLaunched October 13, 2026, the TNWorks Talent Accelerator connects employers with training providers and grant-supported enrollment. TNTalent, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, offsets incumbent-worker training costs in nuclear energy, AI infrastructure and advanced manufacturing.tn.gov ↗
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