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Olathe district outlines AI rules: blocked consumer models for students, vetted instructional tools for classrooms
Summary
Olathe’s technology director told the board the district has blocked open-access generative AI for students, added AI detection tools, and published an AI toolkit and rubric to vet approved instructional products; the district plans annual compliance training and classroom AI literacy lessons.
Jennifer Kennedy, Olathe’s director of technology and advancement and training, briefed the board on the district’s multi-year approach to artificial intelligence in schools: Kennedy described adding AI-detection capabilities to Turnitin in 2023, blocking open-access generative models for student accounts because of age and data-privacy concerns, and establishing an internal ops AI toolkit and classroom resources.
Kennedy said the district differentiates between high-risk generative AI (ChatGPT,…
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