Josh Golin is executive director of Fairplay, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on children's media and digital environments. He joined the organization as an intern in 2003 and became executive director in 2015, succeeding founder Susan Linn. He speaks to parents, policymakers and journalists about children's media use and online safety.
DI has documented statements by Josh Golin on Artificial Intelligence, Education, and Privacy. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Schools should pause generative AI for five years while safety and educational benefits are assessed.
“That's why Fairplay and its network of experts are calling on schools to implement a five-year pause on all GenAI products until it can be determined whether those products are safe for young people and beneficial to their education.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Josh Golin: Fairplay statement on the AFT/UFT deal with Microsoft · FairplayThreshold question on student-facing use; five-year pause and enforcement criticism
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Opposes student-facing deployment. Praise for privacy improvements does not alter the pause demand.
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.
