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NYC schools ban AI through eighth grade in sweeping classroom technology overhaul

Mayor Mamdani says children need "human connection" in the classroom as NYC launches a one-year AI moratorium for students through 8th grade.

NYC schools ban AI through eighth grade in sweeping classroom technology overhaul

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Mayor Mamdani says children need "human connection" in the classroom as NYC launches a one-year AI moratorium for students through 8th grade.

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Mayor Mamdani says children need "human connection" in the classroom as NYC launches a one-year AI moratorium for students through 8th grade.

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