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PublishedSeptember 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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NYC bans AI use for students until they reach high school

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new policy today that will ban younger schoolchildren from using AI in classrooms. The one-year moratorium, effective in the 2026-2027 school year, will impact about 600,000 public school students in 2-K through eighth grade and is being introduced
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