PACES Vancouver
@aicaution.ca
PACES (Parents for AI Caution in Educational Spaces) Vancouver.
"AI" chatbots and text generation tools are extremely harmful to learning
and should not be used in schools.
"AI" chatbots and text generation tools are extremely harmful to learning
and should not be used in schools.
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PACES Vancouver
@aicaution.ca
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Voice AI Concerns to Vancouver School Board
Vancouver School Board (VSB) are planning to collaborate with Microsoft to introduce Generative AI into classrooms.
As parents and guardians of children at VSB schools, we do not consent to our child...
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Vancouver School Board are planning to deploy Microsoft Copilot in classrooms.
We are collecting signatures to show VSB how many parents and residents are against this.
If you are concerned about AI being used in classrooms, please sign and share this petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
We are collecting signatures to show VSB how many parents and residents are against this.
If you are concerned about AI being used in classrooms, please sign and share this petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
The same can be true for AI companies.
Making students reliant on LLM tools to think and write makes them a customer for life.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Making students reliant on LLM tools to think and write makes them a customer for life.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Google’s work in schools aims to create a ‘pipeline of future users,’ internal documents say
A major lawsuit revealed details of Google's business motivations to get its products into schools. A Google spokesperson said the documents "mischaracterize our work."
www.nbcnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The same can be true for AI companies.
Making students reliant on LLM tools to think and write makes them a customer for life.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Making students reliant on LLM tools to think and write makes them a customer for life.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
We are almost at 200 signatures, if you know any parents in Vancouver please share it with them.
We've had some amazing comments on our petition asking the Vancouver School Board to re-think its plan to put Microsoft Copilot into classrooms.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Thread:
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Thread:
Voice AI Concerns to Vancouver School Board
Vancouver School Board (VSB) are planning to collaborate with Microsoft to introduce Generative AI into classrooms.
As parents and guardians of children at VSB schools, we do not consent to our child...
actionnetwork.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:47 PM
We are almost at 200 signatures, if you know any parents in Vancouver please share it with them.
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Blistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com.
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
economist.com/united-state...
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
economist.com/united-state...
Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless
Independent research identifies few learning gains
economist.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Blistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com.
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
economist.com/united-state...
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
economist.com/united-state...
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I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Part 1: How do LLMs work?
YouTube video by Andrew Perfors
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Are you worried about AI and your child's mental health?
Worried they might develop an unhealthy relationship with a chatbot, as Copilot gets deployed into classrooms?
Don't worry, Microsoft has the solution!
reflect.microsoft.com
Worried they might develop an unhealthy relationship with a chatbot, as Copilot gets deployed into classrooms?
Don't worry, Microsoft has the solution!
reflect.microsoft.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Are you worried about AI and your child's mental health?
Worried they might develop an unhealthy relationship with a chatbot, as Copilot gets deployed into classrooms?
Don't worry, Microsoft has the solution!
reflect.microsoft.com
Worried they might develop an unhealthy relationship with a chatbot, as Copilot gets deployed into classrooms?
Don't worry, Microsoft has the solution!
reflect.microsoft.com
Step 1. Sell the problem:
GenAI tools that students use write essays for them.
Step 2. Sell the solution to the problem:
AI-based tools that guess if an essay is human-made.
Step 3. Sell the solution to the solution to the problem:
AI text-gen tools that trick AI-detection tools.
Step 4...
GenAI tools that students use write essays for them.
Step 2. Sell the solution to the problem:
AI-based tools that guess if an essay is human-made.
Step 3. Sell the solution to the solution to the problem:
AI text-gen tools that trick AI-detection tools.
Step 4...
January 23, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Step 1. Sell the problem:
GenAI tools that students use write essays for them.
Step 2. Sell the solution to the problem:
AI-based tools that guess if an essay is human-made.
Step 3. Sell the solution to the solution to the problem:
AI text-gen tools that trick AI-detection tools.
Step 4...
GenAI tools that students use write essays for them.
Step 2. Sell the solution to the problem:
AI-based tools that guess if an essay is human-made.
Step 3. Sell the solution to the solution to the problem:
AI text-gen tools that trick AI-detection tools.
Step 4...
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Since 2022 I've been thinking about AI in education in terms of "what problems are we solving/what problems are we creating?" (More here: www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/20/o...) Today I watched a demo for an AI app that /1
www.bostonglobe.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Since 2022 I've been thinking about AI in education in terms of "what problems are we solving/what problems are we creating?" (More here: www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/20/o...) Today I watched a demo for an AI app that /1
We've had some amazing comments on our petition asking the Vancouver School Board to re-think its plan to put Microsoft Copilot into classrooms.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Thread:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Thread:
Voice AI Concerns to Vancouver School Board
Vancouver School Board (VSB) are planning to collaborate with Microsoft to introduce Generative AI into classrooms.
As parents and guardians of children at VSB schools, we do not consent to our child...
actionnetwork.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:44 PM
We've had some amazing comments on our petition asking the Vancouver School Board to re-think its plan to put Microsoft Copilot into classrooms.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Thread:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Thread:
There are so many gems in this article.
"When I contacted OpenAI’s support, the first responses came from an AI agent."
"However, my case reveals a fundamental weakness: these tools were not developed with academic standards of reliability and accountability in mind."
"When I contacted OpenAI’s support, the first responses came from an AI agent."
"However, my case reveals a fundamental weakness: these tools were not developed with academic standards of reliability and accountability in mind."
January 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM
There are so many gems in this article.
"When I contacted OpenAI’s support, the first responses came from an AI agent."
"However, my case reveals a fundamental weakness: these tools were not developed with academic standards of reliability and accountability in mind."
"When I contacted OpenAI’s support, the first responses came from an AI agent."
"However, my case reveals a fundamental weakness: these tools were not developed with academic standards of reliability and accountability in mind."
People are resisting AI in so many different places. We can win.
‘Keep Carleton Human’: Carleton University staff rallies to push for protections from A.I.
‘Keep Carleton Human’: Carleton University staff rallies to push for protections from A.I.
At Carleton University, CUPE 4600 -— the union representing Teachers Assistants, Research Assistants, and Contract Instructors — held the ‘Keep Carleton Human’ rally on Thursday, fighting for clear-cut rules on how A.I. should be used going forward, as ongoing contract talks linger with the school.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 4:55 AM
People are resisting AI in so many different places. We can win.
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57% of parents think using AI in the classroom will help their children prepare for a future in the workforce.
AI companies marketing this de-skilling tech as good and inevitable has been very effective.
We need to do a better job of reaching parents and showing the truth.
AI companies marketing this de-skilling tech as good and inevitable has been very effective.
We need to do a better job of reaching parents and showing the truth.
You can find the whole presentation via MassINC Polling Group here: www.massincpolling.com/our-work/par...
Parents Divided as AI Rapidly Reshapes Massachusetts Classrooms — MassINC Polling Group
New statewide poll reveals widespread student use of AI, sharp divisions in parent sentiment, and strong demand for digital literacy Download Topline (PDF) Download Crosstabs (Excel) View the...
www.massincpolling.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM
57% of parents think using AI in the classroom will help their children prepare for a future in the workforce.
AI companies marketing this de-skilling tech as good and inevitable has been very effective.
We need to do a better job of reaching parents and showing the truth.
AI companies marketing this de-skilling tech as good and inevitable has been very effective.
We need to do a better job of reaching parents and showing the truth.
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Our first posters are going up around Vancouver, we as parents can push back against big tech invading classrooms. 💪
Please sign our petition and show Vancouver School Board that we do not want children using AI in the classroom.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Please sign our petition and show Vancouver School Board that we do not want children using AI in the classroom.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Our first posters are going up around Vancouver, we as parents can push back against big tech invading classrooms. 💪
Please sign our petition and show Vancouver School Board that we do not want children using AI in the classroom.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Please sign our petition and show Vancouver School Board that we do not want children using AI in the classroom.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Our first posters are going up around Vancouver, we as parents can push back against big tech invading classrooms. 💪
Please sign our petition and show Vancouver School Board that we do not want children using AI in the classroom.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Please sign our petition and show Vancouver School Board that we do not want children using AI in the classroom.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Our first posters are going up around Vancouver, we as parents can push back against big tech invading classrooms. 💪
Please sign our petition and show Vancouver School Board that we do not want children using AI in the classroom.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Please sign our petition and show Vancouver School Board that we do not want children using AI in the classroom.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
OpenAI announced that they are targeting education systems in countries.
Their first victims are Estonia, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Trinidad & Tobago, and the United Arab Emirates.
We must stay involved and make sure Canada is not next.
openai.com/index/edu-fo...
Their first victims are Estonia, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Trinidad & Tobago, and the United Arab Emirates.
We must stay involved and make sure Canada is not next.
openai.com/index/edu-fo...
Introducing OpenAI’s Education for Countries
Helping countries build future ready education systems and workforces with AI
openai.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:39 AM
OpenAI announced that they are targeting education systems in countries.
Their first victims are Estonia, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Trinidad & Tobago, and the United Arab Emirates.
We must stay involved and make sure Canada is not next.
openai.com/index/edu-fo...
Their first victims are Estonia, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Trinidad & Tobago, and the United Arab Emirates.
We must stay involved and make sure Canada is not next.
openai.com/index/edu-fo...
57% of parents think using AI in the classroom will help their children prepare for a future in the workforce.
AI companies marketing this de-skilling tech as good and inevitable has been very effective.
We need to do a better job of reaching parents and showing the truth.
AI companies marketing this de-skilling tech as good and inevitable has been very effective.
We need to do a better job of reaching parents and showing the truth.
You can find the whole presentation via MassINC Polling Group here: www.massincpolling.com/our-work/par...
Parents Divided as AI Rapidly Reshapes Massachusetts Classrooms — MassINC Polling Group
New statewide poll reveals widespread student use of AI, sharp divisions in parent sentiment, and strong demand for digital literacy Download Topline (PDF) Download Crosstabs (Excel) View the...
www.massincpolling.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM
57% of parents think using AI in the classroom will help their children prepare for a future in the workforce.
AI companies marketing this de-skilling tech as good and inevitable has been very effective.
We need to do a better job of reaching parents and showing the truth.
AI companies marketing this de-skilling tech as good and inevitable has been very effective.
We need to do a better job of reaching parents and showing the truth.
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started / going
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
started / going
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Students know what’s up. This sharp seventh grader raises the obvious question about what teacher use of AI implies for student usage.
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Students know what’s up. This sharp seventh grader raises the obvious question about what teacher use of AI implies for student usage.
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I found this article about writing instructors creating chatbots for their courses interesting. They report, of course, mixed results. But I think the idea that since students are using chatbots anyway, we might as well create useful ones is flawed. /1 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/n...
A.I. Is Coming to Class. These Professors Want to Ease Your Worries.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I found this article about writing instructors creating chatbots for their courses interesting. They report, of course, mixed results. But I think the idea that since students are using chatbots anyway, we might as well create useful ones is flawed. /1 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/n...
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Yesterday's @brookings.edu report on AI and education (esp. the quote below) left me thinking about this piece we published in August in The Important Work, so I pulled it out of the archives for a second look. theimportantwork.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
From the Archives | At my high school no one is talking about AI
But everyone is using it
theimportantwork.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Yesterday's @brookings.edu report on AI and education (esp. the quote below) left me thinking about this piece we published in August in The Important Work, so I pulled it out of the archives for a second look. theimportantwork.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
Are you a parent in greater Vancouver and are also concerned about AI being deployed in schools?
Want to do something about it?
DM us to learn how to get involved!
Want to do something about it?
DM us to learn how to get involved!
January 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Are you a parent in greater Vancouver and are also concerned about AI being deployed in schools?
Want to do something about it?
DM us to learn how to get involved!
Want to do something about it?
DM us to learn how to get involved!
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Tech companies want us to outsource all cognitive labor to their models. Instead, academics must defend universities by barring toxic, addictive AI technologies from classrooms, argue @olivia.science and @irisvanrooij.bsky.social .
bit.ly/48FNcJj
bit.ly/48FNcJj
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
bit.ly
October 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Tech companies want us to outsource all cognitive labor to their models. Instead, academics must defend universities by barring toxic, addictive AI technologies from classrooms, argue @olivia.science and @irisvanrooij.bsky.social .
bit.ly/48FNcJj
bit.ly/48FNcJj
We've nearly hit 100 signatures on our petition against Vancouver School Board putting Microsoft Copilot AI into classrooms.
There is growing evidence of the harm of letting children use AI to do their thinking for them.
Please sign and share 🙏
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
There is growing evidence of the harm of letting children use AI to do their thinking for them.
Please sign and share 🙏
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Voice AI Concerns to Vancouver School Board
Vancouver School Board (VSB) are planning to collaborate with Microsoft to introduce Generative AI into classrooms.
As parents and guardians of children at VSB schools, we do not consent to our child...
actionnetwork.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM
We've nearly hit 100 signatures on our petition against Vancouver School Board putting Microsoft Copilot AI into classrooms.
There is growing evidence of the harm of letting children use AI to do their thinking for them.
Please sign and share 🙏
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
There is growing evidence of the harm of letting children use AI to do their thinking for them.
Please sign and share 🙏
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
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Vancouver School Board are planning to deploy Microsoft Copilot in classrooms.
We are collecting signatures to show VSB how many parents and residents are against this.
If you are concerned about AI being used in classrooms, please sign and share this petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
We are collecting signatures to show VSB how many parents and residents are against this.
If you are concerned about AI being used in classrooms, please sign and share this petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Voice AI Concerns to Vancouver School Board
Vancouver School Board (VSB) are planning to collaborate with Microsoft to introduce Generative AI into classrooms.
As parents and guardians of children at VSB schools, we do not consent to our child...
actionnetwork.org
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Vancouver School Board are planning to deploy Microsoft Copilot in classrooms.
We are collecting signatures to show VSB how many parents and residents are against this.
If you are concerned about AI being used in classrooms, please sign and share this petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
We are collecting signatures to show VSB how many parents and residents are against this.
If you are concerned about AI being used in classrooms, please sign and share this petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
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Something else that really struck me in this report is this paragraph. "AI is doing things for students that they used to enjoy."
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Something else that really struck me in this report is this paragraph. "AI is doing things for students that they used to enjoy."
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In the latest episode of a CBC podcast, the Associate Superintendent of Vancouver School Board talks about the "cat and mouse" game of trying to catch students that use AI.
He then confirms that they are "going to be introducing Copilot at some point for students".
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
He then confirms that they are "going to be introducing Copilot at some point for students".
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
What are Vancouver schools doing about AI and fake news? | This is Vancouver | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
Fake news isn’t new — but AI has made it much more difficult to spot. We talk to educators about what is being done in Metro Vancouver schools to teach kids about misinformation.
www.cbc.ca
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
In the latest episode of a CBC podcast, the Associate Superintendent of Vancouver School Board talks about the "cat and mouse" game of trying to catch students that use AI.
He then confirms that they are "going to be introducing Copilot at some point for students".
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
He then confirms that they are "going to be introducing Copilot at some point for students".
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...