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K-12 AI Governance · Tool Intelligence

The First Watch

Drift Timeline · Audits 001 → 002
Audit 001 · April 6, 2026 · 7 tools · 8-week rotation
Audit 002 · May 6, 2026 · 8 tools · 4-week rotation
Cross-references verified via vendor primary sources
Drift Category No Drift Watch Flag
Forensic Pattern Convergence Asymmetric Divergence
01View · Tool by Tool

How each tool moved between audits

Each tool's findings from Audit 001 (April 6) compared directly against Audit 002 (May 6). The right column flags whether the pattern shifted, repeated, or is new this cycle.

02View · Chronological Events

Every dated movement, February → May 2026

Each documented event from both audits plotted on a single timeline. Hover any dot for details. Vertical rust lines mark each audit's data-collection cutoff.

03View · Pattern Shifts

What the longitudinal record begins to show

With two audits on file, patterns become legible. Tools whose forensic pattern shifted (convergence → asymmetric) reveal that even stable vendors don't necessarily produce stable patterns. Tools that repeated build a track record of consistency — for better or worse.

Pattern Shifted
2
NotebookLM, Claude Enterprise — both moved from convergence to asymmetric
Repeated Divergence
1
ChatGPT Free — second consecutive cycle of divergence
Repeated Asymmetric
3
ChatGPT for Teachers, MS 365 Copilot, Claude Free
Repeated Convergence
1
Khanmigo — the only two-cycle convergence on record