California Teachers Union Presses Newsom for Three-Year AI Classroom Pause

California Teachers Union Presses Newsom for Three-Year AI Classroom Pause

The California Federation of Teachers is asking outgoing Governor Gavin Newsom to impose a temporary halt on generative artificial intelligence tools in elementary and middle school classrooms, citing student and teacher safety concerns, according to an exclusive report by POLITICO.  The union sent Newsom a letter this week requesting an executive order establishing a three-year moratorium on “student-facing technologies that include generative …

California Teachers Urge Newsom to Pause K-8 AI Use

The California Federation of Teachers wants Gov. Newsom to order a three-year pause on AI in K-8 classrooms before leaving office in January.