person
Randi Weingarten
President of the American Federation of Teachers
Leads the 1.7-million-member AFT, positioning it as a major labour voice on AI in education. Argues teachers must be in control of how AI is deployed in classrooms.
current President, American Federation of Teachers
Strategy positions
Governance firstendorses
Lead with regulation, treaties, liability regimesArgues AI regulation in schools must keep teachers in charge; has pushed state-level AI policy in the absence of federal action.
“Teachers must be in charge of education, not the tool, not the machine. We're choosing the GPS system, not the driverless car.”
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.