How Google, Microsoft and OpenAI came to shape what US children learn
25-08-2026 09:39 via thenextweb.com

How Google, Microsoft and OpenAI came to shape what US children learn

On a humid afternoon in the summer of 2025, Microsoft representatives waited as about 200 teachers filed into a conference hall in downtown Manhattan. The subject was AI chatbots. The team presented Copilot and had the teachers practise using it to write emails to parents and customise lesson plans. They screened an explainer video from […]
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