Microsoft adopts AI privacy rules for schools amid policy crackdown
microsoft agrees to new ai privacy principles for schools, including not training ai on student data, amid a policy crackdown and bans on student-facing ai in new york city and los angeles.
microsoft has committed to ten ai privacy principles for schools, including not training ai models on student or educator data, limiting data collection, and disclosing how its tools work in plain language. the agreement with the american federation of teachers and its new york city affiliate allows school districts to opt-in to the terms starting in november. this move comes amid growing concerns about ai use in schools and recent bans on student-facing ai in new york city and los angeles. the american federation of teachers has been critical of tech in schools but also open to working with tech companies to prepare for the current ai wave.