New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces a one-year AI ban for students from 2-K through 8th grade, affecting nearly 600,000 public-school students. Mamdani says kids need teachers, human connection and independent thinking, pushing back against the tech industry’s push for AI in early education. The NYC schools AI ban will restrict generative AI tools through eighth grade while introducing limited, supervised AI programs and AI literacy courses for high school students.

Students in the nation's largest school district return to classrooms next week.

New York City Public Schools is set to introduce a sweeping ban on student-facing artificial intelligence tools for pupils from 2-K

The policy also bans companion chatbots across all grades.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the new policy before New York City’s 2026-27 school year starts Sept. 10.