As generative AI spreads in learning, educators grapple with privacy and transparency concerns

Educators face an uncomfortable choice: adopt generative AI tools that could transform how students learn, or resist them and risk leaving their institutions behind—all while companies collecting vast amounts of student data operate under virtually no federal oversight. Schools rushing to integrate ChatGPT and similar systems into classrooms are discovering that the companies behind these tools rarely disclose how they use educational records, creating a privacy gray zone that has alarmed parents and privacy advocates. The disconnect between AI's promise and the regulatory vacuum surrounding it has left teachers caught between technological inevitability and their duty to protect student information.

The Jerusalem Post·Mar 11