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Andrew Gounardes

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Andrew Gounardes is a Democratic New York state senator representing Brooklyn's 26th District. First elected in 2018, he is a lawyer who previously served as counsel to the Brooklyn borough president.

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DI has documented statements by Andrew Gounardes on Artificial Intelligence, Education, and Privacy. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Andrew Gounardes

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Andrew Gounardes

Role at the time: New York state senator, coauthor with NYSUT president Melinda Person

Mixed or conditional

Statement summary

Gounardes and Person supported a role for classroom technology but called for independent product reviews, age-appropriate screen limits and safeguards on generative AI.

“It means thorough, independent vetting of ed tech products for safety, effectiveness, and compliance with existing laws.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Gounardes and NYSUT president call for oversight of school technologySeptember 30 dateline; final three paragraphs, beginning 'To be clear, technology plays an indispensable role'.
Why we used this label

He accepts educational technology while opposing unchecked deployment.

Read statementShould schools pause student-facing AI despite Microsoft’s new privacy safeguards?

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