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Kaliris Salas-Ramírez, PhD

@drkysr.bsky.social
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Borikua, Neuroscientist, Medical Educator, Community organizer 🇵🇷✊🏾🫶🏾

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The SHSAT helps concentrate opportunity and resources within a small set of NYC schools, widening inequities across the entire public school system. Read up as @drkysr.bsky.social and Jonathan Greenberg dig into it: amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10...
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Kaliris Salas-Ramírez, PhD @drkysr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
My future congresswoman is a badass!
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John Downes-Angus @johndownesangus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am confident that our city’s administration could come up with a better use of our time and resources than a sloppily planned “pilot” of ed tech in our schools—sign/share if you agree: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
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Cancel the High School Pilots
Our high school kids are not guinea pigs for big tech. They shouldn't be required to beta test AI to line the pockets of billionaires or fuel construction of polluting data centers that threaten their...
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026
This product should not exist.
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Why My Conversations with OpenAI’s ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ Made Me Very Worried
A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework. And a children’s safety nonprofit says the chatbot flunked its tests.
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Kaliris Salas-Ramírez, PhD @drkysr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
PSA: I am not going anywhere! We are still outside doing the work of racial and social justice in NYC!
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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 07/10/2026
Very timely, a NYT article on the reality of ChatGPT for Teens. tl;dr It claims to create safeguards to ensure students learn, but it's trivially easy to bypass them. As always, the most important thing: There's no scientific research that shows their product helps students. archive.is/57eo0
ChatGPT doesn’t reliably offer support in crisis situations. In conversations involving thoughts of suicide, self-harm, disordered eating and psychoses, the chatbot failed to consistently recommend that teenagers apparently in crisis connect to a hotline or professional. Common Sense Media said that in its tests of high-harm situations, the chatbot had failed to refer users to crisis resources 25 percent of the times when it should have.

ChatGPT fails to alert parents about questionable conversations. When parents set up controls to link their accounts with their teenager’s, the chatbot is supposed to send them notifications when the child brings up sensitive topics. Common Sense Media’s testers spent an hour talking about suicidal ideation, self-harm or disordered eating with new parent-linked accounts, and OpenAI sent zero notifications to the parent accounts. Testers could trigger notifications on older accounts only with weeks of conversations on sensitive topics. The notifications did not work on new accounts.

It’s still trivially easy to take shortcuts on schoolwork. Parents can set a schedule for a “study mode” to turn on at certain times of day to encourage their teenager to study with ChatGPT. But even with study mode activated, teenagers can simply select “Give me the answer” or delete “@study” from the beginning of a prompt to exit the study mode.
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AI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
AI has no place in our schools.
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Kaliris Salas-Ramírez, PhD @drkysr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The message is still clear as NY City Council met w the tech bros and asked some really hard questions. Ai has no place in our schools! Our children deserve a voice, support and evidence driven pedagogical practices! @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social
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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’m excited to share that The Scarcity Loop: How School Choice Reshapes the Rationing of Public Education is officially out in the world. It seemed important to find a slice.
Scarcity loop book dragging a pizza slice up subway stairs
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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🧵 Let's talk about the backstory here, which you can also read about in my book. Bergtraum was 1 of 8 new selective citywide career-themed HS opened between 1969-82. 8 new schools doesn't sound like a lot, but at the time, there were 86 HS in NYC & new schs recruited from the whole city. 1/12
the scarcity loop: how school choice reshapes the rationing of public education cover
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 19/09/2026
To the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly: Welcome to the world’s city.
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AI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This massive change in public opinion? Because of the work we’ve done together. And we’re not done yet.
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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 15/09/2026
The education materials produced by Amii for AI for All have explicit references to ChatGPT in a way that makes clear ChatGPT was used to create the materials.
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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 15/09/2026
"Hello fellow anti-AI kids. We are just regular people who want AI but we want it to do the awful stuff with a bit more class." 🤑 prohumanai.co
prohumanai.co
Pro-Human AI Coalition
Shifting the trajectory of AI toward human flourishing.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 15/09/2026
you mean he’s gonna inflict surveillance and deskilling on the world’s poorest people?
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 16/09/2026
I testified along with other members of @comixaction.com and the @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social at the @council.nyc.gov hearing on screen time and digital devices in the schools today. My message - close the loopholes in the new "A.i." policy! Some photos from the rally before and the hearing...
A rally goer holds a sign reading "PARENTS AGAINST BIG TECH" with logos for Shekar Krishnan and Eric Dinowitz at the botoom.
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LisaLisa @lisalisa42.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Fuckery of the GOP.
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Kaliris Salas-Ramírez, PhD @drkysr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Available in the archives of WBAI Talk out of school!
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RB @rbisrb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Same As It Ever Was...
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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 06/09/2026
Students hate AI. Teachers hate AI. Parents hate AI. ... why is AI in classrooms?
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This country was built on the opposition to tyranny...so ICE must be abolished.
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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 06/09/2026
2,000+ signed a petition asking for a pause on AI in BC. The BC Ministry of Education and Childcare took the easy way out and said it's not their responsibility to pause AI use in classrooms. With enough public support and political will, we can make them care. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pa...
actionnetwork.org
Pause on Generative AI in BC Schools
We demand that the Ministry of Education and Child Care enact a two-year pause (moratorium) on AI usage in classrooms in British Columbia. This means that for two years, in schools in BC: - Students...
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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
OpenAI is now facing more than 50 consumer harm and wrongful death lawsuits alleging that extensive use of ChatGPT resulted in psychological harm, physical injury, and even the deaths of users and/or those around them. futurism.com/artificial-i...
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OpenAI Is Now Facing Over 50 Consumer Harm and Wrongful Death Lawsuits
OpenAI was hit with 30 new lawsuits overs its alleged role in the Tumbler Ridge school massacre. It now faces over 50 consumer harm lawsuits.
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“'Over the last year, one of the things that has honestly really surprised me is just how quickly this particular movement has taken off,’ DeAngelis [a 3rd grader teacher and member of the AIM Coalition] said. 'It’s reflective of what parents and teachers are seeing in their schools.’”
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America’s Two Largest School Districts Impose AI Moratoriums
The New York City Department of Education and the Los Angeles Unified School District announced new policies this week, reports Chris Mills Rodrigo.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
AI is not inevitable. resistance works!
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Mamdani issues AI moratorium in NYC schools
Kids "need to wrestle with tough problems on their own,” New York's mayor said Wednesday.
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AI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We’re hearing from folks all over the country that this is helping them fight too! We’re not done!
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AI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
So thankful this will be out of schools in our city for this year. Now we work to make it permanent.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 05/09/2026
Hey, friends! Since Mamdani announced a PARTIAL moratorium on "A.i." in the public schools and we still gotta FIGHT, here's an awesome starter pack of folks saying NOPE to Big Tech, Data Centers and "A.i."! Some more good starter packs in the 🧵... go.bsky.app/3w9a45V
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Kaliris Salas-Ramírez, PhD @drkysr.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I also love me some @gregpak.net
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 04/09/2026
From @victorerikray.bsky.social:
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Opinion | Trump’s next high education target: schools that help Black students
Victor Ray: American universities must stand up to Trump's plan to re-segregate higher ed
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Mt Sinai has violated the Hippocratic Oath and sacrificed the health of Trans and Gender Nonconforming youth by capitulating to the Trump admin. A coalition of TGNCNB and LGBTQIA+ activists, and allies will stand up for our youth against @mountsinainyc.bsky.social . JOIN US!
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 04/09/2026
The NYC ban on "A.i." for 2K-8 is great, but we have to pay VERY CLOSE attention to the "A.i." tech the city will be pushing on high schoolers in these "pilot" programs. I have big questions about ALL of them. www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
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Pilot programs include:

    Quill: Accessed by English language arts classrooms, Quill is designed to support close reading, text analysis and the use of evidence to support claims. Students will use Quill for no more than 15 minutes per week.
    Edia: Accessed by math classrooms, Edia is designed to provide step-by-step coaching and prompt students to explain their reasoning. Students will use Edia for no more than 20 minutes per week.
    Brisk Teaching: Accessed through teacher-created activities, Brisk Teaching is designed to provide guided practice using teacher-selected texts or videos, with objectives and guardrails set by the teacher. Students will use Brisk Boost for 10 to 20 minutes once or twice per week.
    Playlab: To be used across multiple subjects, Playlab is designed to help students engage with assignment-specific applications and examine AI outputs for bias and reasoning. No more than two assignments per marking period will use Playlab.
    Intel AI-Ready Schools: To be used across multiple subjects, Intel AI-Ready Schools is designed to help students identify community problems and develop AI solutions through semester-long projects. Students will use the tool for one period per week.
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AI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@gregpak.net the brilliant Greg Pak asking the questions on all of our minds. Come Sept 15 to tell City Council we need more answers - details to come!
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Tim “Positive Subway” Smith @positivesubway.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
ICYMI: our donor state tax dollars are being used to harass, abuse, and intimidate our public schools because Donald Trump and his eugenicist supporters believe that there should be far fewer than 13 Black students at Staten Island Tech out of a total of 1,425
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/08/2026
Broken swing sets? Missing basketball nets? Have no fear, Renew Crew is here. Neighborhood parks are meant for recreation — not frustration. If it’s broken, this crew will fix it. If it’s run-down, they’ll renew it. Renew Crew: Coming soon to a park near you.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/08/2026
Proud to announce that New York City has registered a record 4,200 New Yorkers in our doula care program.  Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing moments. No one should be forced to navigate them alone.
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Mayor Mamdani Expands Access to Doula Care Across NYC as Citywide Initiative Surpasses 4,000 People Served
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Let’s talk about Medicare for All. What would it mean for the individual American? ⬇ The day you’re born you get a card that gives you health insurance with no premium, co-pay, or deductible. Doesn’t matter if you get a job, lose a job, turn 26 or 65, get married or divorced — it's there for you.
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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If Data Centers are so great, why are most of them constructed in secret and involve NDA agreements with government officials. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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Data centers’ ‘oh s--t’ moment
Some industry leaders fear voter backlash is turning into a lasting political crisis.
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AI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Listen to our own brilliant @drkysr.bsky.social explain allll the reasons we need a moratorium on AI.
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Kaliris Salas-Ramírez, PhD @drkysr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
@errollouis.bsky.social and I were able to chat about why we need a moratorium on AI in our schools! It perpetuates racial bias and inhibits learning, not to mention the impact on the planet! It is time for @mayor.nyc.gov to declare a moratorium now! ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
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Neuroscience expert concerned about use of AI in schools
Watch the full interview here.
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Kaliris Salas-Ramírez, PhD @drkysr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I’m a little tired of people doing mediocre work at the service of kids and not looking at education policies through a racial equity lens or think of nuance. Instead of unpacking the data, it is manipulated to present a false narrative that fits bad practices and harms kids. Just stop.
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AI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
For the morning crowd...we're now 103 signatures away from 6000! Surely we know 103 people who don't think AI belongs in New York Public Schools, right? @gregpak.net @comixaction.com @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
SCHOOL BOARD SLATE: WON. GOODBYE MOMS FOR LIBERTY. We knocked doors all summer in these districts.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/08/2026
Meta does a great deal of evil.
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AI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
In the past 24 hours, Santa Fe has agreed not to use Amira or i-Ready for young children, and Chicago has agreed not to roll out Gemini to high schoolers. We're so proud of the activists there who have gotten those wins, but we can't help but wonder: when is @mayor.nyc.gov going to protect NYC kids?
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 17/08/2026
US child vaccination rates have plunged since before the pandemic, with kindergarten classrooms in more than 70% of counties now lacking herd immunity against measles.
US choropleth map showing percentage change in MMR or overall vaccination rates since before the pandemic, by county. Decreases are shown in pink, increases in green.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 18/08/2026
RFK Jr. & Oz are putting bigoted ideology ahead of medical evidence, using healthcare funding to restrict gender-affirming care. Another example of the Trump admin putting ideology ahead of science to dictate our healthcare - or rather, lack thereof. Article: zurl.co/LdZNW
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Opinion | The Trump administration is cutting life-saving care for thousands of teenagers — and calling it ‘protection’
The Trump administration has maintained without evidence for years that providing gender-affirming care for trans youth is harmful to kids.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists
A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
On the night in question, Natalie Harp was not sleeping with President Trump. She was posting AI monkey memes of the Obamas from his Truth Social account. Apologize, media! by Steven Cheung
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