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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.
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567 million to address social media harms. This is a landmark ruling and the clearest indication yet that the tide is turning when it comes to protecting kids from social media.
Thanks to the Senate Commerce Committee markup, KOSA is now one big step closer to finally giving our children the safer online platforms they deserve.
We’re pleased to see the Kids Online Safety Act scheduled for markup next week. KOSA remains the most protective, popular, and bipartisan of all online safety legislation under consideration.