# Experts say NYC AI ban through eighth grade could set a US-wide precedent

https://mins.news/en/item/44440

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-03 21:32 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/3/nycs-ai-ban-through-grade-8-sets-stage-for-rest-of-us-experts-say?traffic_source=rss

> New York City public schools will impose a one-year ban on 40 classroom AI tools for elementary and middle school students, affecting 600,000 pupils, while teachers may still use AI to prepare lesson plans. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city will study the policy’s effects and run a limited high-school pilot. Experts say the country’s largest school district could influence how others regulate AI.

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