Schroeder argues that extended school AI pauses harm students
Ray SchroederRay Schroeder, education technology scholar
Schroeder argues that extended school AI moratoria sacrifice useful tutoring and adaptive-learning tools. He says home use on personal computers requires additional family funding, initiative and persistence.
“To call a moratorium on the use of AI in schools for the next one to three years will result in significant losses”
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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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Schroeder argues that pauses sacrifice educational benefits and that home use requires family resources and effort.
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His signed column evaluates New York City and Los Angeles restrictions.
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He calls for higher education to help school leaders develop policies and practices.
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Schroeder condemns extended school AI pauses, arguing that they harm learning and access.
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