Microsoft and Openai plans to announce Tuesday that they are helping to launch an AI-training center for members of the second largest union of teachers in the United States, according to the initiative details, which appear to be unintentionally published early on YouTube.
The National Academy for AI -instruction will be based in New York and aims to equip kindergartens up to 12th -grade teachers in the US Federation of Teachers with “the tools and confidence to bring AI into the classroom in a way that supports learning and an opportunity for all students,” according to the description of publicly accessible YouTube Livestream scheduled for Tuesday morning.
The YouTube page also lists Antropic, which develops the Claude Chatbot, as a contributor to what is described as an initiative of $ 22.5 million to bring free “AI training and curriculum” to teachers.
The three AI companies and the union did not immediately respond to requests for a comment on the information published on YouTube. On Monday, Microsoft and the Union refused to share details prior to an announcement scheduled for Tuesday morning in New York.
Schools struggled Over the past few years to hold a rhythm with the adoption of AI students’ boots such as AAIP of OPIC,, Microsoft co -pilotand Google’s twins. While very capable at Helping to write papers And Solve some mathematical problemsTechnologies can also make expensive mistakes confidently. And they left parents, educators and employers concerned About whether talkboots rob students about the opportunity to develop essential skills on their own.
Schools have been deployed New tools to catch AI-assisted cheatingand teachers started Rolling lessons of what they see as Responsible use of generative AI. Some educators use AI to help with the time-consuming work of Develop teaching plans and materialsand they also offer how it introduced greater interaction and creativity in the classroom.
US Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said That educators must have a seat at the table, as AI is integrated into their profession. The new National Academy could help teachers better understand fast-changing AI technologies and Develop their curriculum Preparing students for a world in which the tools are crucial for many jobs.
But the program is likely to draw a reproach of some unionists concerned with the commercial motivations of technology giants forming what is happening in American classrooms. Google, Apple and Microsoft competed for years to insert their tools into schools hoping to turn kids into lifelong users. (Microsoft and Openai has also More and more become competitorsin spite of a one-near relationship.)
Just last week, several teachers in the Netherlands released an open letter Calling local universities to reconsider financial relations with AI companies and ban AI use in the classroom. All-external bans seem unlikely in the midst of the growing use of generative AI chats. So AI companies, employers and labor unions can stay to try to find some common land.
The next training academy follows a partnership Microsoft beaten in December 2023 to work with the US Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, or AFL-CIO, on development and deployment of AI systems. The US Federation of Teachers is part of the AFL-CIO, and Microsoft had said at the time It would work with the union to explore AI education for workers and students.
The Federation’s website says it represents about 1.8 million workers, who next to K-12 teachers also include school nurses and university personnel. The National Education Association, the largest union of US teachers, has about 3 million members, according to its website.
