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What does it actually look like to push back when AI shows up in your kid’s school? A few weeks ago, we had one of our favorite doers, @ifeoma.bsky.social, on the podcast to answer just that.

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When @ifeoma.bsky.social learned that schools in NM were asking kids to read to Amira, an AI avatar that records their voices without parental consent, she built a scrappy campaign to help parents, schools, and districts opt out - and she’s winning!

themaybe.orgMeet the Mom Winning Against AI in Schools w/ Ifeoma OzomaIn New Mexico, kids are required to read aloud to an AI avatar named Amira—and it records their voices without consent. Ifeoma Ozoma fights back.

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Now we want to figure out what we can do, too. Join us next Thursday, October 15th 12-1pm ET, for a participatory conversation with @alixdunn.com and @ifeoma.bsky.social about turning activation into action and how we can push back on AI in our own communities. Join us: luma.com/ifeoma

luma.comHow to Resist AI in Schools: Learnings on Local Action with Ifeoma Ozoma · Zoom · LumaWhen Ifeoma Ozoma discovered that New Mexico schools were requiring young kids to read to an AI avatar named Amira—and that “she” was recording their voices to…