The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and Microsoft announced on Sept. 9 a national standard designed to give U.S. school districts enforceable artificial intelligence (AI) safety and data privacy protections for students, families, and educators.

Microsoft has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered program for K-12 educators to help them prepare students for an AI-driven future.  

Attorneys general from Utah and North Carolina are launching an artificial intelligence (AI) task force in partnership with OpenAI and Microsoft that will develop voluntary guardrails for AI developers in an aim to ensure public safety.  

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced on Sept. 17 that Microsoft will open a new quantum research center in the greater College Park, Md., area, building on Maryland’s momentum to become a global leader for quantum.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a partnership with several tech-sector giants to give students and teachers in the state’s high schools and colleges access to artificial intelligence tools and training. 

The integration of artificial intelligence into classrooms and the economy is getting a $4 billion boost in cash and technology services commitments from tech giant Microsoft which has unveiled two new initiatives to accelerate the “AI race.” 

One of the nation’s largest teachers unions is launching an artificial intelligence training hub for teachers in partnership with top technology companies as industry members ramp up their push for AI education integration.  

California State University (CSU) is using a public-private initiative to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools and trainings to a total of 523,000 people including 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty and staff.

A group of 20 leading technology companies signed a pact at the Munich Security Conference Friday to help combat the use of harmful AI-generated content, such as deepfakes, meant to deceive voters in the 2024 elections.

The nonprofit Center for Internet Security (CIS) has entered into a “strategic collaboration” with Microsoft to help bolster cybersecurity measures for state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) organizations.