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this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2026
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Educators are already asking for restrictions on AI in the classroom. The problem is that AI is systemically being imposed upon them by the tech oligarchs seeking to get some kind of return on their bad investment. This requires a systemic level of response unavailable to a teacher, but available to a government.
There is no evidence that Mayor Mamdani is simply imposing his will upon the NYC educational board. From all the reporting, it sounds like the mayor's office is working closely with educators, parents, and students on how to best incorporate technology in the classroom.
First thanks for writing a reply that actually engages with what I said.
Then why can't they impose it themselves?
Got anything I can read about this? Admittedly I haven't looked very hard, but no reporting I've seen goes into that kind of detail.
The NYTimes says this measure is being lead by the city's Dept of Education.
The reason we can't just leave it up to individual teachers is because AI is not being rolled out by individuals. Our government from a federal level is pushing mass AI adoption primarily because the people in positions of power finacially benefit from more widespread AI usage. To defend from federal government overreach, you need power at least on the level of local government action. Educators in NYC have gotten together with their unions to reccommend a course of action to their Dept of Ed who is now working with the mayor's office to enact that course of action. So in a way, educators are imposing these restrictions themselves, they are just doing so by working through the chain of command.
Other articles about this topic seem to imply that NYC educators want this measure to go even further, but are happy that things are at least moving in the direction of AI restrictions.
Yiu know what? Fair enough, I'm convinced.