New York City will ban the use of artificial intelligence for students in public schools through eighth grade.
New York City will ban the use of artificial intelligence for students in public schools through eighth grade, a source close to the matter told AFP, confirming US media reports.
Teachers and parents have warned against the use of AI in schools over concerns about harming children's mental health and cognitive development, as well as environmental damage.
AI use will only be allowed in high school, which begins in the ninth grade in the American school system, the source said.
Even then, it will be limited to specific uses, such as learning about the technology itself, they said.
