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Thanks to @mayor.nyc.gov for the PARTIAL moratorium on "A.i." in the schools. But PLEASE tell him to CANCEL the high school "A.i." pilots that would use our kids as guinea pigs! Send him a message at HeyMamdani.fyi He just said they're proven to help English language learners - I DON'T BUY IT! 🧵

Here's a pdf from the website of the "A.i." program Edia, which is one of the high school pilots the city is forcing on kids. They claim increases in math scores from Celina ISD in Texas - but how do we know that increase came from "A.i."? (more) assets.edia.app/Edia-Learnin...

The sheet says the district chose the "A.i." program in part because of "1:1 AI Math Coaching for each student on every problem in their native language." So was it the "A.i." that helped - or was it teaching kids in their native language?

There's no evidence here of an actual scientific study. None of these programs show independent studies proving their effectiveness. Meanwhile, we've seen MULTIPLE studies showing kids who use "A.i." have declining cognitive skills and exam scores. Here's one: blogs.worldbank.org/en/investinp...