OpenAI, Microsoft, And Anthropic To Launch National Academy for AI Instruction In The U.S. - 1

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OpenAI, Microsoft, And Anthropic To Launch National Academy for AI Instruction In The U.S.

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the United Federation of Teachers announced a new $23 billion partnership with Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic on Tuesday. The initiative aims to support educators across the United States with AI training, starting with a facility in New York.

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  • The United Federation of Teachers and the AFT announced a new $23 billion partnership with OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic.
  • The main hub will be located in Manhattan and will include specially designed technology.
  • The goal is to train 400,000 educators and reach more than 7.2 million students.

According to the press release , around 1.8 million teachers, members of the AFT, would benefit from the initiative. The first group to receive the training will be K-12 educators. The main hub, located in Manhattan, will be especially designed to serve as the launchpad for a transformative approach to AI learning nationwide.

“To best serve students, we must ensure teachers have a strong voice in the development and use of AI,” said Brad Smith, vice chair and president of Microsoft. “This partnership will not only help teachers learn how to better use AI, it will give them the opportunity to tell tech companies how we can create AI that better serves kids.”

The initiative is intended to help overwhelmed educators navigate the fast-evolving AI landscape and develop new skills to support their students. Over the next five years, the goal is to train 400,000 educators—around 10% of the U.S. teaching workforce—and reach more than 7.2 million students.

The National Academy for AI Instruction building will be equipped with advanced technology to provide training. OpenAI added that it will offer online courses, workshops, and hands-on training sessions.

“Our shared goal is simple: to support teachers in shaping, using, and guiding the development of AI in K-12 education,” wrote OpenAI in a recent statement . “The Academy will serve as a national hub for free training and curriculum, combining real classroom expertise with cutting-edge technology.”

AI has been transforming education worldwide, and the United States has been developing strategies to implement AI training in schools. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to bring AI technology to the classrooms in April.

Elon Musk’s Chatbot Grok Shares Inappropriate Content And Gets Blocked In Turkey - 2

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Elon Musk’s Chatbot Grok Shares Inappropriate Content And Gets Blocked In Turkey

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

The AI chatbot Grok, developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, has been sharing inappropriate content, including antisemitic tropes, praise to Adolf Hitler, and insults towards Turkey’s leaders. The chatbot has been banned in Turkey, and xAI has deleted multiple messages shared by the AI model.

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  • Grok has been sharing inappropriate content this week, raising concerns worldwide.
  • The chatbot generated antisemitic tropes, praised Adolf Hitler, and insulted Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan.
  • Turkish authorities blocked access to content generated by Grok and launched an investigation.

Last Friday, Musk announced on the social media platform X that the chatbot had been updated. “We have improved Grok significantly,” wrote Musk in a post . “You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.” However, on Tuesday, after users reported concerning interactions with the chatbot, the company said it was taking steps to address Grok’s behavior.

“We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts,” wrote the company through Grok’s account on X. “Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X. xAI is training only truth-seeking and thanks to the millions of users on X, we are able to quickly identify and update the model where training could be improved.”

According to Reuters , a Turkish court blocked access to content generated by Grok on Wednesday, after the chatbot published insults targeting President Tayyip Erdogan, religious values, and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.

Turkish authorities have launched an investigation, citing violations of national laws. In Turkey, such insults are considered a criminal offense—punishable by up to four years in prison.

The chatbot also shared antisemitic posts and other offensive content, including now-deleted messages related to the deaths of children during flooding in Texas. In one disturbing example, Grok described Hitler as “history’s prime example of spotting patterns in anti-white hate and acting decisively on them.”

The non-profit organization Anti‑Defamation League (ADL) raised concerns over the incident. “What we are seeing from Grok LLM right now is irresponsible, dangerous, and antisemitic, plain and simple. This supercharging of extremist rhetoric will only amplify and encourage the antisemitism that is already surging on X and many other platforms,” wrote the organization on X .

In February, xAI released the latest model, Grok 3 , claiming it outperformed competitors. Besides the inappropriate content, Irish authorities are also investigating the social media platform X for using European citizens’ data to train the AI model.