Mike Starosky is assistant superintendent of academics for Seattle Public Schools. He previously served as one of the district's executive directors of schools and founded Lead Up, its program for recruiting and supporting school leaders.
Role at the time: Assistant superintendent of academics, Seattle Public Schools, speaking to KING 5
Condemned
Statement summary
Starosky says Google is trying to push districts into a forced choice between limiting AI and keeping Search, and says Seattle Public Schools would find an alternative for students if Google goes ahead as described.
“I think they're trying to put a strong emphasis on making us have to make a forced choice”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Seattle schools want Google AI gone; company says Search could go with itRemarks by Mike Starosky
Why we used this label
The reference point is Google's school access policy for Search and its AI tools. Starosky describes the policy as an effort to force districts into a choice and says the district would look for an alternative, which criticizes it.
Google says its school controls increase choice. Sanders says schools rejecting AI would lose Search, and Mamdani accuses Google of trying to use monopoly power to impose AI. The dispute concerns how much choice the policy gives schools.
