Gonzalez urges postponement of the high-school pilots
Kristen GonzalezNew York state senator and Internet and Technology Committee chair
Gonzalez and De La Rosa support the younger-grade ban but urge delaying current high-school pilots until clear assessment criteria exist.
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New York City should postpone its current high-school AI pilots until the tools can be assessed against clear criteria.
“Chancellor Samuels should postpone these pilots until the tools can be properly assessed.”
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Should schools pause student-facing AI despite Microsoft’s new privacy safeguards?
Microsoft and the National Academy for AI Instruction signed school-AI privacy and safety standards announced with the AFT and UFT on September 9. Fairplay’s Josh Golin welcomes the privacy improvements but calls for a five-year pause on generative AI in schools. New York City’s September 2 policy illustrates a different approach: pause most direct use through eighth grade while allowing restricted high-school pilots. Kristen Gonzalez and Carmen De La Rosa support the younger-grade ban but urge postponement of the pilots until the tools can be properly assessed.
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Jointly authored criticism of NYC’s September 2 policy. They support the younger-grade ban but want current high-school pilots postponed pending assessment. This is one joint statement with two authors, not a response to the later Microsoft announcement.
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Gonzalez jointly responds with De La Rosa to NYC’s policy.
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Their statement also calls the planned AI-literacy provision insufficient.
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Rejects proceeding with the current pilots; possible later assessed use does not change the present objection.
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