Microsoft, AFT unveil AI safety and privacy standard for schools

Microsoft and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) unveiled a new AI safety and privacy standard for schools Wednesday, after two of the nation’s largest school districts placed strict new limits on AI use. The national standard bars student and educator data from being used to train AI models or being sold or used for...

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Microsoft, AFT unveil AI safety and privacy standard for schools

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Microsoft and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) unveiled a new AI safety and privacy standard for schools Wednesday, after two of the nation’s largest school districts placed strict new limits on AI use. The national standard bars student and educator data from being used to train AI models or being sold or used for...

Microsoft has new AI privacy rules for schools

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Microsoft agreed to a set of safety and privacy principles for AI in schools a week after two major school systems announced a ban on student-facing AI. In a new agreement with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the second-largest teachers union in the US, and its New York City affiliate the United Federation of […]

After Zohran Mamdani's NYC AI ban, Microsoft signs student data privacy deal

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Microsoft has signed a legally binding AI privacy agreement with the American Federation of Teachers and United Federation of Teachers, a week after Zohran Mamdani banned AI in NYC schools. The standard bars Microsoft from training AI on student data, tracking students or offering AI companion chatbots. School districts can cancel contracts over violations. Los Angeles Unified has paused student A