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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...

2/9/26, 5:15 pm22 reposts109 likes

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.

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.

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...

Roob

@reubenhub.bsky.social

All the adults fretting about AI literacy, it's not Excel. Any idiot can use an LLM, as we've so often seen. Better to focus on research and verification skills.