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Microsoft Copilot Workshop Draws 200 Teachers in Manhattan

8/24/2026

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Microsoft representatives ran an AI chatbot workshop for about 200 teachers in downtown Manhattan.
The session demonstrated Microsoft Copilot and screened a Minecraft Education AI explainer video featuring a duck.
A journalist observed comparable workshops funded by Amazon, Apple, Meta, OpenAI and Alphabet.
Georgetown pharmacology professor Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman warned the training may serve marketing, likening it to pharma seminars.

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Story summary

Microsoft representatives ran an AI chatbot workshop for about 200 teachers in downtown Manhattan.
The session demonstrated Microsoft Copilot and screened a Minecraft Education AI explainer video featuring a duck.
A journalist observed comparable workshops funded by Amazon, Apple, Meta, OpenAI and Alphabet.
Georgetown pharmacology professor Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman warned the training may serve marketing, likening it to pharma seminars.