New York City to ban AI in public schools through eighth grade
Eighth-grade pupils in New York will not be allowed to use AI tools, including chatbots, in schools.
- Why it matters
- Students in early grades will lose access to AI-based learning and productivity tools during school hours, shifting how homework support and research are conducted.
- Most affected
- Public school students in grades K-8 in New York City — Cannot use AI tools or chatbots during school instruction and activities.
Teachers in NYC public schools serving grades K-8 — Must teach and assign work without AI tools as classroom resources. - Likely next
- Whether the ban includes homework assignments completed outside school, or whether other grades face similar restrictions.
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