FIRST ON FOX: The nation's top teacher unions and education groups are allegedly embedding diversity, equity and inclusion principles into AI guidance for classrooms as schools increasingly adopt the technology, according to a sweeping report.The report by Defending Education, an education watchdog, examines AI guidance, model policies and training materials from the National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and other education groups, arguing they promote AI policies in the classroom centered on "equity" and "algorithmic bias.""Teachers unions and associations like the NEA and AFT at this point are nothing more than left-wing political operations funneling millions of dollars into promoting divisive DEI and gender ideologies in classrooms," Defending Education Investigative Reporter Casey Ryan told Fox News Digital.Ryan said the education groups are seeking "to use AI as their next frontier to reach school children in an effort to promote their worldview onto America's next generation," adding that they want to shape AI before it becomes widely used in classrooms.FAR-LEFT ACTIVIST CONFERENCE AT TEACHERS UNION HQ RAISES CLASSROOM CONCERNSA new report alleges major teacher unions and education groups are promoting diversity, equity and inclusion principles in guidance for how artificial intelligence is used in K-12 classrooms.(iStock)"We cannot allow that to happen," he said.
"It is imperative that concerned parents and families speak up now to ensure that the integration of AI into our schools benefits all students, rather than serve as another tool to enforce a problematic agenda."According to the report, "algorithmic bias" is the belief that AI reflects the views of its creators, often "white or Asian men," prompting education groups to promote "equity" in AI used in classrooms to "ensure that students receive politicized answers and receive a politicized education.""The integration of AI into education is not a matter of if but ...