The rumors have caused concern among parents around the country. From Texas to here in California. Just this week, a school district in Salinas, California sent a letter to families addressing the rumor and saying it was untrue. Lifetouch too has responded, releasing a statement, which reads in part: "Lifetouch is not named in the Epstein files. The documents contain no allegations that Lifetouch itself was involved in, or that student photos were used in, any illicit activities."
On Monday, the Danish toy maker debuted a new computer science and AI curriculum for K-8 classrooms, Lego's first foray into AI that comes more than three years after the debut of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot. The "Lego Education Computer Science & AI" kits include Lego bricks and other interactive hardware components, as well as online education materials intended to take children from the beginning stages of AI literacy through hands-on experimentation.