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Mayor Mamdani Announces NYC’s First-Ever Comprehensive AI Policy for Public Schools

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a ban on artificial intelligence in Big Apple schools for the upcoming school year — with Hizzoner boasting the prohibition is the "broadest" in the …

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This policy initiative establishes a broad prohibition of artificial intelligence within the New York City public school system for the upcoming academic year. While the measure reflects a significant local governance intervention, its focus is primarily on educational integrity and pedagogical impacts rather than technical safety or existential risks. The policy highlights growing friction between public infrastructure and rapid AI deployment but does not address frontier model capabilities or catastrophic risk mitigation strategies relevant to global safety frameworks.