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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Aiza Moraña

New York Bans AI for Nearly 600,000 Students as Mamdani Pushes Back on Tech Industry Over Kids

New York City Mayor Zohran Mandani has imposed a one-year ban on generative AI in public elementary and middle schools, affecting 600,000 students, to protect critical thinking and teacher-student relationships (Credit: Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Wikimedia Commons)

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Wednesday an immediate one-year ban on generative AI in public elementary and middle schools, halting classroom use for nearly 600,000 pupils from 2K (pre-kindergarten for two-year-olds) through the eighth grade.

The directive, introduced alongside Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels, restricts student-facing software to safeguard critical thinking and preserve direct teacher-pupil relationships across the nation's largest school district.

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