Why India’s schools should take note of New York’s AI ban

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels, on September 2, 2026, unveiled sweeping curbs on AI use and screen time in the city’s public schools. As part of the policy, student-facing AI tools are now barred, for a year, for students from kindergarten through eighth grade. The new policy will impact over 600,000 students in one of the largest public school system in the U.S.

Rather than leaning into AI-assisted learning, the city is doubling down on teaching children how these systems work, alongside age-calibrated screen time limits.

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