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The model policy will protect students by forbidding the use of AI products in schools unless they meet strict criteria for privacy, safety, and efficacy.
Thirteen leading organizations and experts on technology in schools sent an open letter to the 150 largest American school districts today.
This trend of AI companies using kids’ mascots to market their highly unsafe products needs to stop immediately.
We hope this agreement does not fool schools into thinking that GenAI products are safe and effective for use with schoolchildren or hoodwink policymakers into thinking legislation restricting AI use in schools is not needed.
If the nation’s second-largest public school district can take this bold and principled stand, there is no reason why other districts can’t do the same.
We agree with our partners in the AI Moratorium for NYC Schools coalition that this new policy, while a step in the right direction, raises serious concerns.
Even with this settlement, there is a long way to go to protect children on social media.
Today, the Department of Justice announced a $400 million settlement with TikTok and ByteDance.