NYC Bans AI in Public Schools as 80% of Parents Fear Kids Outsourcing Their Minds
mickeyxfriedman · x · 2026-09-03
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a ban on AI use in public schools. Commentator mickeyxfriedman pushes back: surveys show 80% of parents—bipartisan—fear kids will outsource their thinking to AI. He likens the panic to Socrates' worries about writing in the Phaedrus, cites neuroimaging showing literacy itself rewires the brain, and argues the effects of an 'AI-native mind' remain unknown, suggesting the ban may disadvantage NYC children.
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