New York has implemented a one-year ban on generative AI usage for students in preschool through eighth grade, impacting approximately 600,000 students. This policy will be in effect starting in the 2026/27 school year.
While companion chatbots will be banned from all grades, including high school, select pilot programs will allow the use of five educational AI tools for high school students. Additionally, students will have to complete mandatory modules on AI literacy. Teachers are still allowed to use AI for lesson planning and administrative purposes.
