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Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Huge thanks and congrats to the @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social @comixaction.com and everyone who answered the call to demand @mayor.nyc.gov establish a moratorium on "A.i." in the public schools. We got a PARTIAL win today, thanks to you! But more needs to be done... 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/n...

nytimes.comA.I. Is to Be Banned in N.Y.C. Elementary and Middle SchoolsA new policy to be announced by the Department of Education bars younger students from using artificial intelligence, but stops short of a moratorium.

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DrAnnD
@drannd.bsky.social

NYC Schools use Google Suite, and Gemini is embedded. There are also some LLMs/genAI embedded in other digital curriculum. BUT, a definite win.

Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Kids should NEVER be pushed to replace their own experiences, thoughts, and skills with 'A.i.' - that's a horribly damaging thing to do to a child. So I'm cautiously pleased to see that NYC is banning "A.i." for grades 2K-8! But the guidelines allow for "A.i." "pilot programs" for grades 9-12...

Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

NYC needs to make sure that even these pilot programs don't push kids in 9-12 to use generative "A.i." for writing or art. No replacing process with product, no deskilling, no forced cognitive decline.

Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

The guidelines also fail by allowing teachers to use "A.i." for lesson plans. "A.i." routinely injects falsehoods and racial bias into its outputs - right wing billionaires who can easily amp up "A.i."s bigoted outputs, as we've seen with Musk. Unacceptable for lesson plans.

Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

The guidelines also require "A.i. literacy" programs for grades 9-12. Sounds good - but many "A.i. literacy" programs I've seen are funded or influenced by the "A.i." industry and just push people to use the tech. "A.i." literacy in the schools CANNOT be funded/influenced by the "A.i." industry...