Key Takeaways:

• The AFT, UFT, and Microsoft have established a National AI Safety & Privacy Standard for schools, creating contractually enforceable protections for the use of AI in K-12 education.
• The standard restricts how student and educator data can be used, including prohibiting its use for AI model training, sale, or repurposing and giving schools control over data retention and deletion.
• AI systems covered by the agreement must maintain human oversight, with safeguards designed to prevent AI from independently making consequential decisions involving students or educators.