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NYC mayor Mamdani imposes 1 year ban on AI for schools through 8th grade

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-and-chancellor-samuels-put-students-first-with-nat
15•DeepLogin•51m ago

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sicktriple•47m ago
I don't see a problem with this. AI can be useful but the pressure to use it as a shortcut to mastery can be very strong. Kids need to develop the reflex to think critically before they reach for the LLM.
rvz•33m ago
Quite of a bad idea to put a complete ban like that.

Meanwhile in China they are doing the opposite [0] an are not imposing a complete ban (except for unsupervised use of generative AI).

Children are required to have adult supervision to use AI chatbots for the purpose of learning the skills that require understanding AI systems and programming them or assisted-leaning in STEM subjects.

[0] https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202604/15/content_WS69df29e6...

okdood64•18m ago
I'm all for regulation of AI, but it's not practical.

I fear we're going to regulate ourselves to death (hyperbole) with regards to AI in the Western world, while China is just going to go brrr.

cdrnsf•6m ago
The current administration has shown no interest in regulating AI or addressing its harms so I see no problem with a city making this choice.
JLO64•27m ago
While I don’t have a positive opinion on the current attempts to use AI within education, I do question if a complete moratorium is the best way to go about it right now. Despite whatever the mayor says, students will use AI with or without express permission. Acting as if this isn’t the case might be detrimental towards educators trying to deal with it.
bigstrat2003•11m ago
There have always been people dishonest enough to cheat in school. That doesn't mean that cheating shouldn't be banned.
nextaccountic•2m ago
The important part I think is not the ban on kids pre 8th grade, but that high schoolers are getting courses on AI literacy

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