Microsoft and AFT announce National AI Safety & Privacy Standard for schools
satyanadella · x · 2026-09-10
- Microsoft Vice Chair Brad Smith and AFT President Randi Weingarten announced a National AI Safety & Privacy Standard for schools, establishing legally enforceable protections in the absence of meaningful federal or state rules, available to every US school district.
- Core principles: "Children come first. Students are not products. Teachers are not beta testers. And schools are not a source for data collection or experiments." Builds on NYC schools' screen and AI ban.
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