NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) – New \u2060York \u2060City officials announced a \u2060one-year moratorium on students using artificial intelligence \u200bin public elementary and middle schools, the latest step by public \u200cofficials to set guidelines \u200caround new technology in the classroom.<\/p>\n
The move by \u2060the nation’s \u2060largest school district is the most restrictive to date \u200bacross the U.S., though other districts, including Los Angeles, have said they are reviewing AI policies.<\/p>\n
Mayor Zohran Mamdani told reporters on \u200bWednesday that schools would halt the current use of \u2060about 40 \u2060educational tools in New \u2060York \u200bCity classrooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cChildren need teachers and human connection in order to \u200blearn and grow. \u2060They need to develop skills alongside their peers, build relationships with educators and wrestle with tough problems on their own,\u201d Mamdani said at a press conference.<\/p>\n
Major AI developers \u2060Google, Anthropic and Microsoft did not immediately reply to requests for \u2060comment.<\/p>\n
The policy will affect about 600,000 public school students through eighth grade, while high school students will be allowed to use AI in some cases. Teachers will be permitted to use AI for lesson planning and tasks such as scheduling, the city said in a statement.<\/p>\n
New York City public schools previously \u2060imposed a temporary ban on ChatGPT soon after its rollout in 2022. The restriction was later lifted and replaced by a custom AI-powered teaching assistant, according \u200bto Microsoft, part-owner of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Maria \u200bTsvetkova; editing by David Gaffen)<\/p>\n
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