What smart people in business and tech are saying about AI bans for schools

Zohran Mamdani, the Mayor of NYC, announced a one-year moratorium on the use of generative AI in schools up to 8th grade. Angelina Katsanis - Pool/Getty Images NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on AI use in schools up to 8th grade. Los Angeles Unified School District followed suit with an AI ban for the rest of the school year. Some tech leaders called the ban regressive, while others said the proposal had its merits. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced a one-year ban on AI in schools, which he said could affect 600,000 public school students. And the tech world has a lot to say. On Wednesday, Mamdani proposed a moratorium that would ban the use of AI in schools for children from 2-K — school for two-year-olds — to eighth grade. High school students will get "twice-yearly AI critical thinking modules." The ban also includes screen time restrictions adjusted for the students' grade level. The same day, Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school district in the US, introduced its own moratorium on AI for the rest of the school year. It would apply to all students, including those in high school, but only on district-owned devices a