Teachers' union urges schools to curb AI Chatbots and screen time

Randi Weingarten, President of the United States Teachers' Federation, warned that young people were “inundated by technology”, and on Wednesday he called on schools to stop providing digital equipment such as iPad to children from pre-school to second grade.

In her speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Ms. Wingaten also urged primary schools to avoid using artificial intelligence tools for children, for example. OpenAI Yes. ChatGPTI don't know.Google Yes. Gemini. And Khan College Khanmigo. She also called for new national privacy and safety standards for artificial intelligence. All schools have tools.

This message is part of a new campaign launched by the second-largest teacher union in the United States to prioritize active practical learning and interpersonal relationships in the classroom, while reducing the reliance of schools on digital equipment. Ms. Wingaten said that she had been inspired by the presentation by Jonathan Haidt, author of the " Anxious Generation " , on how the screen attracted children and impeded social and critical thinking.

“If we can't find a way to solve this problem from an educational point of view, I fear that we will lose a generation of children,” Wingaten said in a telephone interview. “The teaching of the first grade shall be done without artificial intelligence.”

The efforts of the trade union reflect the strong opposition of parents and educators to the extensive use of laptops and applications distributed in schools. Some parents and not-for-profit children's groups are resisting. Go.The technology giants, such as ogle and OpenAI, spread artificial intelligence. School products.

Last month, the United States' second largest public school system, the Los Angeles United School District, indicated that school equipment such as tablet computers for the youngest students would be eliminated and screen time limits introduced for each grade. In addition, dozens of parents and health groups called for a five-year moratorium on the use of artificial intelligence. Gemini and Chat in schoolsGPT Products, etc.