SourceAFT, UFT and Microsoft announce ‘National AI Safety & Privacy Standard’ for schools to protect students, families and educators
The AFT, UFT, and Microsoft established a "National AI Safety & Privacy Standard" to provide legally enforceable protections for students, families, and educators. This agreement addresses the lack of federal and state rules governing AI in schools.
Why it matters
This agreement prevents tech companies from using student data to train AI and ensures human oversight of AI decisions, giving districts legal recourse if these rules are broken.
The big picture
While prior coverage noted Microsoft's efforts to enhance family safety features on Windows, this agreement establishes specific, legally enforceable AI privacy standards for school districts.
The details
The standard prohibits student tracking and requires AI systems to avoid harmful or manipulative experiences. It aligns with recent actions by New York City Public Schools to ban screens and AI in younger grades, and follows the AFT's 2024 "Commonsense Guardrails" and the creation of the National Academy for AI Instruction.
What's next
Microsoft intends to extend this safety and privacy agreement to every school district across the country.
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Randi Weingarten leads AFT
AFT President Randi Weingarten
Michael Mulgrew leads United Federation of Teachers
United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew
New York State United Teachers is related to AFT
the New York State United Teachers (the AFT’s state affiliate)
Michael Mulgrew works at AFT
leads the 200,000-member New York City AFT affiliate
AFT is related to National Academy for AI Instruction
it announced the creation of the National Academy for AI Instruction
National Academy for AI Instruction is related to AI
enables educators to access training on the use and misuse of AI tools
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