Josh Golin
Role at the time: Fairplay executive director
Condemned
Response to this claim
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
Golin credits privacy improvements but calls for a five-year pause on generative AI in schools, arguing that learning benefits, developmental risks and enforcement remain unresolved.
Why we used this label
Opposes student-facing deployment. Praise for privacy improvements does not alter the pause demand.