Posted 3/23/2024, 4:40:24 PM
Questions Raised Over NYC Schools' $4.3M Contract with AI Company After Fake Teacher Endorsements and Close Ties Revealed
- AI teaching tool company LINC run by Jason Green collected $4.3M from NYC schools, including $2.3M this year
- LINC's tool Yourwai generated fake teacher "testimonials" with names not in DOE records
- Schools chancellor Banks is friends with LINC co-CEO Green, vacationed together
- Brooklyn schools superintendent Ross has close ties to Green, praised Yourwai roll out
- Critics warn about biases and inaccuracies with AI tools like Yourwai integrated into curriculum