Big City Bans - Why Now and What's Next? | Ep. 127

New York City and LA just barred students from AI, and more districts are lining up. What schools, parents and companies do now, and whose research holds up.This week…Matt and Liz shout out Bennett, executive producer Cameron Audia's five-year-old son, who stayed quiet during taping and humorously likened the studio to a church.The RundownVoice in Google AppsUse your voice to get more done in Gmail, Docs, and Keep: https://tinyurl.com/3t4amre3Why the Big City Bans Now?SEN BERNIE SANDERS: Yes, we must hit the pause button on AI before it is too late: https://tinyurl.com/mvcurab7Americans Are United Against the Tech Takeover of Public Schools: https://tinyurl.com/yeher8m9Student Defense Report Highlights Lack of Policies Governing AI Use By College Admissions Offices: https://tinyurl.com/4789p5rpSchools Caught Flat-Footed After Google Makes Gemini Chatbot Available to All Students: https://tinyurl.com/mr2p3mfsWhat Actually Happened?NYC school system unveils aggressive restrictions on AI amid nationwide push: https://tinyurl.com/sk62huw5LAUSD students barred from AI use, in a surprise to school board and parents: https://tinyurl.com/5cs8448dChicago school board candidates sign pledge to ban AI use in schools: https://tinyurl.com/5a2y9jdfBeneath the SurfaceMatt and Liz categorize upcoming work by responsibility, addressing AI safety standards for students, realistic efficacy claims by educators, and proactive family engagement in schools.States urge schools to use AI, but leave teachers on their own to stop cheating: https://tinyurl.com/kxbkrnr9ChatEDU - Episode 103 (Casey Cuny): https://tinyurl.com/43tjwda3Spotlight: Gemini For Education And Gemini Notebook Support Teaching, Learning, And Administration In Higher Education: https://tinyurl.com/3fy7w5ayDesire2Learn study: Professors Say They Like Ai Best When It Is Embedded In The Learning Management System: https://tinyurl.com/3e8zzr8hChatEDU: AI Studies Analysis: https://tinyurl.com/3m8ehdj3AI in Education Knowledge Base (aied.org): https://tinyurl.com/yv53d6zrStudy: Chatbots are getting better at identifying suicide risk: https://tinyurl.com/4e7tfv53OpenAI says ChatGPT is safer for teens. Now it needs to show proof: https://tinyurl.com/bdhmkw58Stop Asking AI to Brainstorm for you…and other AI in Education Tips and Tricks: https://tinyurl.com/3e9fj4awEven With Human Help, Kids Need Motivation to Use AI Tutors. The Question Is What: https://tinyurl.com/4jm39htmStudent Voices in AI: https://tinyurl.com/27embht9The Same Page, In Practice: https://tinyurl.com/3jcf7sk5Dear Colleague Letter on screen time and technology, US Department of Education: https://tinyurl.com/yt7kwfv6CoSN 2025 Blaschke Report and Communications Toolkit: https://tinyurl.com/ydt86afxChatEDU - Episode 124 (Charlie Huges): https://tinyurl.com/yjf2jwecChatEDU - Episode 122 (Avyaay Rathi): https://tinyurl.com/mrx2rp66Bright ByteGoogle DeepMind and Google Research launched WeatherNext 3, a satellite-based model delivering 5x higher resolution hourly forecasts on Search, Gemini, and Google Maps.Introducing WeatherNext 3: https://tinyurl.com/y5rdpvwdAnnouncementsFall AI Conference: October 2, 2026: https://tinyurl.com/4k6x9scxPurchase Learning They'll Love - Dr. Elizabeth Radday on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/22t9hz77Check out our middle / high school Student AI Literacy course: www.skills21.org/ai/learnaiExplore Skills21’s FREE social media literacy curriculum: https://www.skills21.org/socialAddress Screen Time concerns: skills21.org/ai/screenshiftRead From Panic to Proof: A Data-Driven Approach to Screen Time (ASCD Educational Leadership): https://tinyurl.com/4pwdu68SponsorThe National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing: Your Gateway to Next Generation Advanced Manufacturing -https://www.nextgenmfg.org