Squawk Pod: Microsoft’s Brad Smith & Utah Gov. Cox: AI, teaching, & peace - 09/09/26 | Audio Only
Microsoft President Brad Smith and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten announced a collaboration to establish guardrails for AI use in classrooms, focusing on data protection for students. This initiative aims to balance AI safety with innovation in educational settings. The discussion comes as an Anthropic researcher resigned, expressing fears that AI could pose existential risks to humanity within the decade.
The development of AI guardrails in education is crucial for ensuring student privacy and responsible technology integration, while addressing the broader societal concerns about the rapid advancement of AI and its potential dangers, which are highlighted by an AI researcher's recent public defection.
The episode also covers Utah Governor Spencer Cox's new book on bipartisan discussion and concerns about data center construction, the White House escalating its trade fight with Canada, and a report from the Telluride Film Festival.
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