New York will prohibit the use of artificial intelligence by students in the city's public schools through the eighth grade, as a source close to the matter informed AFP on Wednesday (2), confirming information from the American press. The measure will significantly restrict access of younger students to these technologies.
Teachers and parents have been protesting against the use of AI in schools due to concerns about harm to children's mental health and cognitive development, as well as the environmental impact of the technology. These concerns have been driving the debate about the limits of artificial intelligence use in the school environment.
The use of AI will only be allowed in high school, which begins in the ninth grade in the American school system. However, even at this level, the technology will be restricted to specific situations, such as learning about artificial intelligence itself, according to the source.
