Microsoft Signs 'Iron-Clad' Agreement to Protect Students from AI Misuse in Classrooms
Microsoft has signed an 'iron-clad' agreement with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) to establish legally enforceable protections for students, families, and educators from AI misuse in classrooms.
The National AI Safety & Privacy Standard aims to safeguard student data by prohibiting companies from using it to train AI, tracking students, and requiring human oversight over AI decisions. School districts can build these terms directly into their Microsoft contracts.
According to AFT President Randi Weingarten, the agreement 'empowers school districts to end agreements and seek damages from bad actors who break the rules.'
The standard builds on the AFT's 2024 'Commonsense Guardrails' framework and its National Academy for AI Instruction, which trains educators on responsible AI use.