NYC bans AI use for students until they reach high school
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new policy today that will ban younger schoolchildren from using AI in classrooms. The one-year moratorium, effective in the 2026-2027 school year, will impact about 600,000 public school students in 2-K through eighth grade and is being introduced alongside additional limits on digital devices and a small pilot program for AI education tools. The new rules being introduced by NYC's Department of Education will bar teachers fro
New York City has announced a one-year moratorium banning students in grades 2-K through eighth grade from using AI tools in classrooms, affecting approximately 600,000 public school students. The policy also prohibits teachers from using AI to grade assignments and bans companion chatbots designed for mental support across all grade levels, while high school students will only be permitted to use AI in specific instances and will receive AI literacy classes twice yearly. The city's mayor stated that children need human connection and teachers to learn and develop skills, rejecting the notion that AI-powered education is inevitable or necessary. The new rules are being introduced alongside restrictions on individual screens until third grade and recommended screen time limits of 45 minutes per day for middle schoolers.
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