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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.
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Role at the time: AFT president and Academy agreement representative
Statement summary
Weingarten supports enforceable AI protections while backing restrictions on direct use by younger students.
“anything less than legally enforceable provisions is simply a wish list”
What this label refers to
Supports a constrained approach to student use, combining safeguards with younger-grade restrictions.
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.
Role at the time: New York City Council member and Technology Committee chair
Response to this claim
New York City should postpone its current high-school AI pilots until the tools can be assessed against clear criteria.
“Recorded action: De La Rosa co-authored the September 2 statement urging postponement of NYC’s high-school AI pilots.”
Rejects the current rollout. The co-authored statement is shared with Gonzalez’s record, not a second independent comment.
Role at the time: New York state senator and Internet and Technology Committee chair
Response to this claim
New York City should postpone its current high-school AI pilots until the tools can be assessed against clear criteria.
“Chancellor Samuels should postpone these pilots until the tools can be properly assessed.”
Rejects proceeding with the current pilots; possible later assessed use does not change the present objection.
Role at the time: New York City Public Schools chancellor
Response to this claim
A younger-grade pause alongside restricted, teacher-supervised high-school AI pilots is an appropriate approach to student-facing AI.
“innovation does not mean more technology”
Permits limited student use under conditions rather than unrestricted deployment or a schoolwide pause.
Role at the time: New York City mayor
Response to this claim
A younger-grade pause alongside restricted, teacher-supervised high-school AI pilots is an appropriate approach to student-facing AI.
“Children need teachers and human connection in order to learn and grow.”
Combines a younger-grade pause with conditional older-student deployment.
Josh Golin is executive director of Fairplay, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on children’s media and digital environments.
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Randi Weingarten is president of the American Federation of Teachers.
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Carmen De La Rosa is a New York City Council member representing District 10, which includes Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill.
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Kamar H. Samuels is chancellor of New York City Public Schools and a former teacher, principal and district superintendent.
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Kristen Gonzalez is a New York state senator representing the 59th District and chairing the Senate’s Internet and Technology Committee and Elections Committee.
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Zohran Mamdani is the mayor of New York City and a democratic socialist politician.
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