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ChatEDU – The AI & Education Podcast
Matt Mervis and Dr. Elizabeth Radday
What Two Students Learned Drafting an AI Bill with 100 Teens | Ep. 130
OCT 2, 202667 MIN
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Description
A hundred teens drafted an “AI bill of rights” that lets accused students appeal. Two Connecticut students on why they also barred teachers from AI grading and so much more.
First Up
Matt and Liz open on Muse from Meta, a new agent shaped like a Labubu with a Tamagotchi-style keycharm version on the way. It is outpacing early ChatGPT mobile on downloads and daily users, and Matt gave it his personal email to audit what he is subscribed to.
Muse: https://tinyurl.com/5c4mexxv
The Rundown
Notebook Learns to Tutor
The New Gemini Notebook Update Is Turning AI Into a Personal Tutor: https://tinyurl.com/587s527v
The Paradox of the Worried West
Americans Fear AI Will Make the World Worse, Love It Anyway: https://tinyurl.com/422p2kb4
When Robots Get Arms
When AI Gets Arms, "Just Say No" Stops Being a Safety System: https://tinyurl.com/ytubb37a
A Warning on Kids and AI
Ex-Google Safety Chief Warns AI Could Harm Children More Than Social Media Did: https://tinyurl.com/2w6rduau
Firestorm at Dartmouth
Dartmouth's Provost Quietly Used AI in His Published Work. It's Touched Off a Campus Firestorm.: https://tinyurl.com/55vbs5t4
The Overhang (Ethan Mollick): https://tinyurl.com/2urrvcjw
Generative UI Simulations
Enabling Teachers to Create Learning Interactives with Generative UI: https://tinyurl.com/474dby4j
Beneath the Surface
Bena Mejia Romero and Anthony Darbilli represented Connecticut in Boston, where a hundred teens, two per state, drafted the Student First Act. They walk through their own AI use cases and the bill from Boston which includes an amendment requiring evidence and an appeal before a student is accused of AI misuse, rationale on why teachers were barred from grading with AI, and the parent section they both pushed back on.
The Student First Act: https://tinyurl.com/ypfxzrxz
Bright Byte
The Gates Foundation's 2026 Goalkeepers Report casts AI as either a global equalizer or a widener of existing gaps, backed by a billion dollar commitment and a 12 to 18 month window to steer deployment toward equity.
2026 Goalkeepers Report: AI, Equity, and the Choice We Can't Delay: https://tinyurl.com/y337m8kw
Announcements
Purchase Learning They'll Love - Dr. Elizabeth Radday on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/22t9hz77
Check out our middle / high school Student AI Literacy course: www.skills21.org/ai/learnai
Explore Skills21’s FREE social media literacy curriculum: https://www.skills21.org/social
Address Screen Time concerns: skills21.org/ai/screenshift
Read From Panic to Proof: A Data-Driven Approach to Screen Time (ASCD Educational Leadership): https://tinyurl.com/4pwdu68
Sponsor
The National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing: Bridging Education and Industry to Build Tomorrow’s Technical Workforce -https://www.nextgenmfg.org

