Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing, and its tools will become more prevalent in public health settings. Educating public health professionals about the adoption and foundational capacities of AI ensures they are prepared, ethical, and proactive stewards of technology that can either help or harm population health—depending on how it’s used.  Emphasizing health equity and cultural humility in the use of AI can help ensure technology serves diverse populations fairly and effectively. AI offers powerful tools for improving public health outcomes—such as predicting disease outbreaks, optimizing resource allocation, enhancing surveillance, and personalizing health interventions. By understanding these opportunities and challenges AI, public health professionals can, leverage AI to make data-driven decisions faster and more effectively, innovate how services are delivered and how populations are reached and drive more equitable and efficient health systems.