NYC schools' AI pilot covers just 5% of students, slammed as institutional drag
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-09-04
NYC public schools will allow only 5 AI tools in a pilot covering 5% of high school students, with 2 mandatory AI-literacy modules before use. The poster argues AI diffusion will be slow because existing institutions slow-roll everything absent competitive pressure, calling the pilot with its 'advocate committees' nonsense.
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