Tag: edtech

US Politics

When AI Betrays Innocence: The Urgent Need for Safeguards in Educational Technology

Adobe's AI software generated sexualized images of women when fourth graders used it for a school project about Pippi Longstocking, exposing dangerous flaws in educational technology. This horrifying failure demonstrates how unchecked AI deployment threatens our children's innocence and safety while corporations prioritize profit over protection.

US Politics

Defending the Digital Classroom: California's New Law and the Fight for Student Autonomy

California has enacted a landmark law, Assembly Bill 1159, imposing strict new privacy rules on education technology companies, prohibiting them from selling student data or using it to train AI models. This critical legislation is a long-overdue victory for the fundamental rights and digital safety of our children, standing against corporate overreach and demanding accountability in an increasingly data-hungry world.