NYC Bans Generative AI for Students in Grades 2-K Through 8 for One Year

Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-09-03

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and city officials announced a sweeping new policy imposing a one-year ban on student use of generative AI in public schools from 2-K through 8th grade, alongside screen-time limits for younger students and new AI literacy lessons for high schoolers. A retweeting father who has already taught his 7-year-old to build games with AI quipped that the ban will let his son outpace the competition.

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