During a speech originally this week , Linda McMahon keep refer to " artificial intelligence agency " as " A1 " — like the steak sauce .

Linda McMahon,Donald Trump’ssecretary of education, proved this week she needs to get educated about artificial intelligence.

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The former professional rassling plugger made her ignorance about AI public noesis earlier this week when she spoke at   theASU+GSV Summitin San Diego on Tuesday .

During her appearance at the summit , McMahon try the potential positive encroachment artificial intelligence could have oneducating the nation ’s young person , but her subject matter may not have been as effective as it could have been , thanks to one teensy - weensy , itty - wee little mistake on her part .

Linda McMahon holding a microphone, wearing a light-colored jacket, speaking at ASU+GSV Summit

Although AI is supposed to rhyme with “they lie,” McMahon repeatedly pronounced it as “A1,” which Gizmodo noted was “just like thesteak sauce.”

The “ A1 ” error was bizarre , considering that she did correctly refer to    “ AI development ” import before , Mediaite noted .

Still, McMahon’s error did provide some fodder for social media snark.

When the Department of Education Secretary does not understand what Al is . hokey intelligence service is not A1 learning.pic.twitter.com/JkOprO329j

This is n’t the first time McMahon seemed unaware of the significance of key acronym .

Last month , she include during an interview with Fox News ’ Laura Ingraham that shedidn’t roll in the hay that IDEA stick out for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . This clause in the first place appear onHuffPost .

An older woman speaks into a microphone during a seated interview, wearing a professional blazer and gold necklace

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