😺 Microsoft's binding AI school deal

Microsoft's AI Safety & Privacy Standard for schools, announced with the American Federation of Teachers and the United Federation of Teachers on September 9, took effect on November 1. Any U.S. school district can add it to a new or existing Microsoft agreement without renegotiation, and it permanently bans training AI models on student or educator data and bans selling student data or using it for advertising. It matters because it turns a privacy promise into an enforceable contract term, with audit rights and cancellation as a remedy, and it could become the default rulebook for AI in schools if OpenAI and Anthropic sign on too.

• The Neuron2026-11-02 09:45