NYC Schools Ban AI

New York City will bar students through eighth grade from using generative AI in class.

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New York City bans generative AI for students, limits screen time

Mamdani Unveils AI Moratorium for Schools Through 8th Grade, Screen Time Limits

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for public school students from 2-K through eighth grade, covering nearly 600,000 children in the nation’s largest school district. The ban applies for the upcoming school year to software that uses generative AI in elementary and middle school classrooms. High school students will still use AI in approved instructional settings and must complete two AI literacy courses each year. The broader policy also restricts laptop access and sets grade-level screen-time limits.

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New York City’s school AI policy is a sweeping curb on the use of the technology in classrooms. It goes further than most U.S. districts by sharply limiting how students can use AI tools.