On September 9, 2026, Microsoft announced that it has agreed on safety and privacy principles for the use of AI in schools with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and its New York affiliate, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). These standards are designed to be legally enforceable, allowing school districts to incorporate them directly into their contracts with Microsoft.
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Microsoft and AFT Establish Privacy Standards for AI Use in Schools
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The agreement includes provisions such as prohibiting the use of student and educator data for training AI models, limiting the amount of data collected, disclosing how AI tools function to families in plain language, banning AI companions (interactive AI characters), and requiring human oversight for "high-risk" decisions.
This agreement comes as school districts in cities such as New York and Los Angeles have moved to temporarily ban the introduction of AI tools for students. AFT President Randi Weingarten stated that in the absence of effective federal regulation, this agreement is critical as it contains "teeth."
Sources
- Microsoft has new AI privacy rules for schools （The Verge AI, 2026-09-10）
- Microsoft Official News