Student privacy advocates say the provider’s parent consent form raises concerns about the possible use of student data to develop its product in violation of the state’s online student privacy law. CPS said it could not provide up-to-date data on the number of students served and sessions completed, but data as of September obtained by advocates through a public records request showed that at that point, about 250 students had completed roughly 920 sessions.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.