Fresh from watching the New York City Council question school officials about the newly-implemented AI ban, NBC News’ Tyler Kingkade tells us what the various bans purport to do, what the Microsoft privacy deal could mean, and whether national limits on edtech or school AI bans are coming next.
Watch the interview or read the transcript above (or on YouTube). Listen to the conversation on Spotify or Apple.
What other districts besides LAUSD and NYC have taken action so far — and are they all in the same general direction? Will concerns about student privacy play as significant a role as concerns about cognitive offloading? Will political opponents band together to press for changes? Will the FCC stand down its efforts to revamp the E-Rate in order to align with the White House? Where does the Alpha School fit into the larger edtech/AI story?
Follow Tyler’s reporting here. Check out previous interviews, essays, and columns about the edtech backlash and how it’s being covered here.
