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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces one-year moratorium on generative AI in schools

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on generative AI for students from 2-K through eighth grade beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
  • The policy affects nearly 600,000 public-school students and bars student-directed generative AI programs, including companion chatbots.
  • A coalition of students, educators, families, officials, community advocates, unions and experts will assess the policy and issue recommendations.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is placing a one-year hold on student use of generative artificial intelligence in public schools, affecting nearly 600,000 children from 2-K through eighth grade.

Children need teachers and human connection to learn and grow

· Zohran MamdaniThe New York mayor used the phrase to explain why he announced a moratorium on generative AI for younger students.

The moratorium will begin with the 2026-27 school year. It covers any program using generative AI for students, including companion chatbots, and will operate alongside a new policy on screen time.

Mamdani said children need to develop skills with their peers, build relationships with educators and face difficult problems on their own. “Children need teachers and human connection to learn and grow,” he said. He also rejected the technology industry’s argument that early education with AI is not only inevitable but necessary.

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· Zohran MamdaniMamdani said the technology industry wants to convince the public that early education with AI is inevitable and necessary.

“We do not see it that way,” Mamdani said. “That is why we are implementing a moratorium on generative AI for students from 2-K through eighth grade, and we will spend the next year studying the impact of this technology.”

We do not see it that way. That is why we are implementing a moratorium on generative AI for students from 2-K through eighth grade, and we will spend the next year studying the impact of this technology.

· Zohran MamdaniHe stated the reasoning and scope of the city’s one-year policy.

During the 2026-27 school year, the city will form a Schools Technology Coalition made up of students, educators, family leaders, elected officials, community advocates, union representatives and subject experts. The coalition will evaluate the moratorium and pilot programs, then publish recommendations for later school years. New York Governor Kathy Hochul endorsed the initiative, saying officials must ensure rapidly changing technology supports children’s learning rather than obstructing it.

We have a responsibility to ensure that this rapidly changing technology supports our children’s learning rather than obstructing it.

· Kathy HochulThe New York governor expressed support for the mayor’s initiative in the mayor’s office press release.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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