Tech companies face mounting child safety lawsuits while pushing AI into schools

Tech companies face mounting child safety lawsuits while deploying artificial intelligence tools into classrooms. Plaintiffs target harmful product design rather than hosted content to bypass federal Section 230 protections. School leaders and legal counsels face shifting liability rules alongside vendor mandates requiring artificial intelligence adoption.

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