AI Safety Crisis: Google Faces Lawsuit Over Student Harm on School Chromebooks
A student made plans to end her life after chatting with Google’s artificial intelligence, a new lawsuit claims, amid mounting concerns about online harms to children.
A major lawsuit alleges Google's AI chatbot contributed to a student's suicidal ideation, raising urgent questions about AI safety protocols in school-issued devices and the adequacy of current safeguards protecting minors from harmful AI interactions.
Democrats' Election Sweep Signals Major Shifts in Education Policy and School Governance
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AI Adoption Outpaces Policy: Schools Struggle to Update Governance for Agentic Tools
As many K–12 schools shift their artificial intelligence use from simple chatbots to more sophisticated agentic tools, AI policy for schools...
Major Corporations Rally Behind AI Workforce Development: $735M+ RAISE US Initiative Expands
RAISE US passes $735 million as Apple, Google and Walmart join AI workforce push EdTech Innovation Hub
Teacher Pay Crisis Deepens: U.S. Ranks Last Globally in Educator Compensation
When comparing the teacher pay gap with over 30 countries, Brookings found that U.S. teachers only make two-thirds of what other college gra...