Teachers need help with AI. A union is offering training – with $23m in funding from big tech

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:19 GMT

Partnership between American Federation of Teachers, one of the largest labor unions in the US, and AI firms has stirred controversyDarius Saczuk, a high school teacher, views artificial intelligence as his enemy. Earlier this year, he and several dozen New York City teachers spent the day inside a windowless conference room in downtown Manhattan to learn how to use AI and prevent students from outsourcing their thinking to it.As Saczuk sees it, he needs to understand his enemy in order to beat it. Continue reading...

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