Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools
Will Do More Harm Than Good.
Ben Williamson <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/williamson-ben>, Alex
Molnar <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/molnar-alex>, and Faith
Boninger <https://nepc.colorado.edu/author/boninger-faith>
March 5, 2024
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Ignoring their own well-publicized calls to regulate AI development and
to pause implementation of its applications, major technology companies
such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta are racing to fend off regulation
and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their platforms. The
weight of the available evidence suggests that the current wholesale
adoption of unregulated AI applications in schools poses a grave danger
to democratic civil society and to individual freedom and liberty. Years
of warnings and precedents have highlighted the risks posed by the
widespread use of pre-AI digital technologies in education, which have
obscured decision-making and enabled student data exploitation. Without
effective public oversight, the introduction of opaque and unproven AI
systems and applications will likely exacerbate these problems. This
policy brief explores the harms likely if lawmakers and others do not
step in with carefully considered measures to prevent these extensive
risks. The authors urge school leaders to pause the adoption of AI
applications until policymakers have had sufficient time to thoroughly
educate themselves and develop legislation and policies ensuring
effective public oversight and control of school applications.
*Suggested Citation*: Williamson, B., Molnar, A., & Boninger, F. (2024).
/Time for a pause: Without effective public oversight, AI in schools
will do more harm than good/. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy
Center. Retrieved [date] from http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/ai
<https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/ai>
https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/ai
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