AFT and Microsoft Strike Landmark AI Privacy Deal Protecting Students and Teachers from Data Exploitation

The American Federation of Teachers and Microsoft strike a landmark AI privacy deal establishing 10 legally enforceable protections for students and teachers, banning data use for AI training and student tracking, with the agreement set to expand to all U.S. school districts by November 1 as the AFT pushes OpenAI and Anthropic to adopt the same standards.

• The American Federation of Teachers and Microsoft have reached a landmark AI privacy agreement establishing 10 legally enforceable protections for students and teachers, including a ban on using their data to train AI models and a prohibition on tracking students.
• Microsoft is legally liable for breach of contract if it violates the agreement, and must publish transparency reports, provide annual certifications, and promptly address security issues, with the protections set to be available to all U.S. school districts beginning November 1.
• The AFT is now in active talks with OpenAI and Anthropic to adopt the same standards, aiming to make the framework an industry-wide norm amid growing national backlash against technology in schools and the absence of meaningful federal AI regulations.