SIIA Statement on LIFE With AI Act

The following statement can be attributed to Sara Kloek, Vice President, Education and Youth Policy, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) in response to the introduction of the Learning Innovation and Family Empowerment with AI (LIFE with AI) Act.

"We appreciate Senator Cassidy's interest in strengthening AI in the classroom and agree that protecting student data privacy is an important component of that. However, we are concerned this bill steps away from the American principle of local control in education by introducing federal requirements that make it harder for students and parents to access learning materials.

We agree that guardrails can and should be strengthened and look forward to continuing to work with Senator Cassidy's office to clarify those guardrails to protect student privacy, parent rights, and ensure access to innovative tools."