Wong questions parent feedback access and AI playbook
Councilmember Wong asks where parent feedback on AI guidance is publicly available; Junta says it will be made public. Wong then asks about the June 2026 playbook timeline. Junta reiterates the playbook is shifting due to feedback and the national conversation, and DOE is building out stronger guidance instead.
Okay.
Thank you, Chair.
I went to public school, one to learn facts and also to learn how to think critically.
And I sent my daughters to public schools, also expecting them to think critically, not to just type something into an AI engine and then take the results for granted.
And I've been playing with this consensus, perplexity, chat, GBT, and I was asking about myself, like, what do you know about me?
And then a lot of times they're wrong.
Yes, and I'm concerned because one, the technology is already here.
Kids are already using it, whether you see it or not.
And my other concern
is that teachers are using it, whether they're using it to prepare the lessons or whether they're using it to grade student papers.
Those are very concerning.
But I would like to start with one thing.
When I see students, everybody has AI.
It's in between the ears.
This is actual intelligence.
And my message is that they have to use it, rather than relying on some AI engine telling them things and they take it for granted or they believe it's true.
And I claim that the given technology, a lot of results you get from AI engines are false.
Now, with that, here are my questions.
I read from the website, DOE website, there's an AI guidance, and then there were parents could submit feedback until May 8th.
And there's feedback somewhere.
And I would like to read it.
I want to learn about what parents are thinking.
Where is all this feedback?
Can I see it?
It is not currently public, but we are going to make it public.
Can you please do that?
Absolutely.
Or send me the link.
You have my email?
Okay.
My next question is, at the same AI guidance, page six, it says, a playbook is planned for June 2026.
In one week, we're going to be in July.
What is this playbook?
Where is it?
And is it available?
Yes, that goes back to when asked earlier about the playbook.
The original intent and timeline, we thought after we launched the initial guidance that by the end of the year, we'd be able to really use the feedback to get us to this playbook.
But the feedback actually is taking us in new directions, asking us to think about a developmental sequence, what can and can't be used, when it can.
Also, the conversation around screen time started coming up.
We're trying to pay attention to all the feedback that we got through survey and our public engagements.
And so right now, we are not racing into a playbook.
We are carefully considering how to build out the original guidance that puts us on stronger footing with clarity, guardrails, and specificity.
Okay, thank you.
I have some time left.