Fairplay and over 260 organizations and experts are calling for a five-year pause on generative AI products in preK-12 schools.
WE BELIEVE:
The rapid expansion of generative AI products into schools is NOT inevitable. A five-year pause on all products using GenAI in preK-12 schools would allow time for school communities, including students, educators, administrators, and parents, to learn about the implications and uses of GenAI in education, to ask questions, and to provide feedback.
WHAT SCHOOLS CAN DO:
During this pause, school officials should ensure that GenAI products meet five requirements:
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Improve learning outcomes without causing cognitive offloading or impeding human relationships.
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Demonstrate absolute safety for students. That means addressing issues like addiction, data and privacy risks, exposure to harmful content, mental health, and more.
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Not be used for cheating, academic dishonesty, plagiarism, or other unauthorized purposes.
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Sufficiently consider and prioritize privacy, civil rights, ethics, justice, and climate impacts.
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Never be used in place of teachers, especially for vulnerable populations like neurodivergent students, at-risk students, and students of low socio-economic status.
If GenAI products fail to meet these requirements, they should not be used in preK-12 schools at all!
STAND UP FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN:
