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NYC bans AI use for students until they reach high school
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New York City will prohibit students in kindergarten through eighth grade from using AI tools in classrooms for the 2026-2027 school year. The ban applies to roughly 600,000 public school students and is part of a broader set of restrictions on digital devices. The policy is intended to limit exposure to AI technology until students reach high school.
WHY IT MATTERS
The ban will affect the educational experience of half a million students and signals a city-level approach to regulating AI use in schools.
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 [โฆ]
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