Hi, Brian Lairer here.

Up next, Brian Lairor Weekend,

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So enjoy, and I'll see you back on the radio Monday at 10 a.m.

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Now we'll look at a perhaps surprising collaboration taking place in New York City

public schools between big tech and labor. Last week, the American Federation of Teachers

Union announced a $23 million initiative with Microsoft, Open AI, and Anthropic to bring

artificial intelligence training and membership to its rank and file.

This includes a new AI training space in the headquarters of the New York City local chapter, the UFT,

that's being called the National Center for AI.

As you might imagine, teachers have mixed feelings about this partnership.

Is this a responsible way to integrate technological innovation into our schools?

Or is this a Trojan horse that threatens the teaching profession as we know it,

not to mention students' ability to learn and to think?

We did a segment about that on last week's show.

With us now to talk about the teachers on

both sides of this debate is WNYC and Gothamist education reporter Jessica Gould. Hey Jess.

Hi. So many listeners have not heard the basics of this deal between the AFT and AI. I just gave

a little of that. Can you give us some more details of the deal? Like,

who's paying the $23 million to bring AI to schools? Well, the tech companies are paying the $23 million.

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