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Public concerns are growing over artificial intelligence use in schools as districts call for more resources to successfully and safely implement the tech.

FIFA judges imposed life bans on two former soccer federation presidents for financial misconduct, including one who stayed in office since being sanctioned in 2011 as part of a notorious election bribery scandal in the Caribbean

New York City is putting strict limits on how its youngest public school students can use artificial intelligence in the classroom.

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New York City bans AI use in public schools through the end of middle school. Starting with the new school year, roughly 600,000 students up through eighth grade can no longer use AI tools, the Department of Education announced.

New York City’s public school system will ban artificial intelligence for students through the 8th grade during the upcoming school year

New York City is imposing a one-year moratorium on generative AI for pupils from 2-K through eighth grade, removing student-facing AI software and companion chatbots for around 600,000 children. Norway banned generative AI in its primary schools in June, and the EU AI Act regulates AI used on pupils rather than AI used by them.

Some high schoolers will be given access to several pilot programs, along with twice-yearly lessons on critical thinking in the modern age.