Consumer protection advocates led by the National Student Legal Defense Network unveiled a Student AI Bill of Rights aimed at pushing colleges to provide transparency and human oversight as institutions expand AI use across recruitment, admissions, instruction, and student support. The proposal is tied to the SHAPE AI initiative and lists five core protections: notice when AI systems evaluate or track students; human oversight and appeal for high-stakes decisions; student data sovereignty and intellectual property; the right to safe AI use free from bias; and a right to share in AI benefits. Student Defense President Aaron Ament said institutions should adopt the bill as a sign of commitment to privacy, civil rights, and cognitive development safeguards. The announcement comes as campus AI deployments increasingly raise questions about consent, data use, and accountability when automated systems influence educational outcomes.
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