N.Y. Mayor Mamdani Announces One-Year AI Moratorium for NYC Students Through Eighth Grade
September 03, 2026
September 03, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, joined by Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels, announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence for public school students from 2-K through eighth grade, affecting roughly 600,000 children.
The policy, unveiled at a press conference at the Brooklyn STEAM Center in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, also disables or removes AI features from more than 38 previously approved educational programs and bans compan . . .
The policy, unveiled at a press conference at the Brooklyn STEAM Center in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, also disables or removes AI features from more than 38 previously approved educational programs and bans compan . . .