Josh Golin is executive director of Fairplay, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on children’s media and digital environments.
Case
Microsoft and teachers’ unions promote enforceable school-AI safeguards. Fairplay’s Josh Golin wants a five-year pause, while New York City permits restricted high-school pilots. Critics of those pilots say they should wait for evidence and assessment criteria.
Role at the time: Fairplay executive director
Response to this claim
Schools should pause generative AI for five years while safety and educational benefits are assessed.
“Should student-facing AI products be used in schools at all?”
Opposes student-facing deployment. Praise for privacy improvements does not alter the pause demand.
Statement dates: September 9, 2026
Statement dates: September 9, 2026
Statement dates: September 9, 2026
