AI banned for elementary, middle school students in NYC
NEW YORK — New York City’s public schools will temporarily ban elementary and middle school students from using generative artificial intelligence tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday. The one-year moratorium — part of a broader assessment of how children in the nation’s largest school system interact with the technology — will apply to “all software…
New York City's public schools will temporarily ban elementary and middle school students from using generative AI tools during the upcoming academic year, announced Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday. This one-year moratorium, part of a comprehensive evaluation of children's interactions with the technology across the nation's largest school system, will cover all student-facing generative AI software, according to the mayor's office.
The policy is described as the most extensive prohibition of its kind in the United States. Simultaneously, the city plans to implement twice-yearly AI literacy classes for all public high school students and launch pilot programs allowing limited AI usage under educator supervision for some high school students. Companion chatbots will be prohibited across all grade levels.
As students, parents, and schools nationwide grapple with the integration of AI tools in education, this approach seeks to establish guidelines for responsible use and prepare students for the evolving digital landscape.
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