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A Child's Voice Is Not a Product: APS Families Demand An Opt-Out Of AI Recordings

Amira is a state mandated assessment AI platform that uses voice recordings to measure the reading fluency of our youngest learners. Last year, at the direction of the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED), the Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) district initiated a full implementation of Amira for K-3. Children are tested three times a year – beginning, middle and end of the year – though it is not uncommon for students' voice data to be captured in weekly tutoring sessions, supplementary testing, and in some circumstances in grades 4 and 5. Rushing unvetted AI apps into our schools benefits private companies with a product to sell. But what about the well being of our students and families? There is growing research into AI that raises grave concerns, including the long term impacts on young children, such as reducing critical thinking, memory, motivation, and persistence -- as well as the serious risks associated with collecting biometric data from children as young as five. Every APS parent and guardian deserves transparent and safe assessment choices, including non-invasive options that protect students. Until the district puts in place real safeguards families must be able to opt-out of voice recordings. Join the movement at boostnmschools.org [Español] La voz de un niño no es un producto: las familias de APS exigen la opción de excluirse de las grabaciones con IA Amira es una plataforma de evaluación basada en IA, exigida por el estado, que utiliza grabaciones de voz para medir la fluidez lectora de nuestros alumnos más pequeños. El año pasado, siguiendo las instrucciones del Departamento de Educación Pública de Nuevo México (NMPED), el distrito de las Escuelas Públicas de Albuquerque (APS) puso en marcha la implantación completa de Amira para los cursos de infantil a 3.º de primaria. Los niños son evaluados tres veces al año — al principio, a mitad y al final del curso—, aunque no es raro que se recojan datos de voz de los alumnos en sesiones semanales de tutoría, pruebas complementarias y, en algunas circunstancias, en los cursos de 4.º y 5.º. Introducir apresuradamente en nuestras escuelas aplicaciones de IA sin verificar beneficia a las empresas privadas que tienen un producto que vender. Pero, ¿qué hay del bienestar de nuestros alumnos y sus familias? Cada vez son más los estudios sobre la IA que suscitan graves preocupaciones, entre ellas los efectos a largo plazo en los niños pequeños, como la reducción del pensamiento crítico, la memoria, la motivación y la perseverancia -- así como los graves riesgos asociados a la recogida de datos biométricos de niños de tan solo cinco años. Todos los padres y tutores de APS merecen opciones de evaluación transparentes y seguras, incluidas opciones no invasivas que protejan a los alumnos. Hasta que el distrito establezca medidas de protección reales, las familias deben poder optar por no participar en las grabaciones de voz. Únete al movimiento en boostnmschools.org

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