Microsoft has new AI privacy rules for schools
Microsoft agreed to enforceable AI safety and privacy principles with the AFT and UFT after New York City and Los Angeles imposed one-year bans on student-facing AI.
Microsoft committed to ten contractually enforceable principles covering AI use in schools, including not training models on student or educator data, limiting data collection, plain-language disclosure to families, prohibiting AI companions, and requiring human review for high-risk decisions. The agreement with the American Federation of Teachers and its NYC affiliate comes after NYC and LA implemented one-year bans on student-facing AI. Districts can adopt the terms into new or existing contracts starting in November.
- Ten principles are contractually enforceable by adopting school districts
- No training of AI models on student or educator data
- Prohibits AI companions; requires human review for high-risk decisions
- Follows one-year AI bans in New York City and Los Angeles schools
- AFT also runs a $23 million AI educator training hub funded by Anthropic, Microsoft, and OpenAI
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- United States
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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.
By Lauren Feiner · theverge.com
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