Florida banned school AI that acts like a student's friend.
Florida's education board adopted statewide AI rules on Wednesday for schools and 28 public colleges. Tools may not simulate companionship or meet a pupil's emotional needs, nor look deliberately human. Parents must be told each time an AI tool is approved and can choose a non-AI alternative.
Why it mattersThe fight over school AI has moved from cheating to who a child talks to. Florida wrote that worry into a rule, not a guideline.
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