00:00Today, I am proud to announce New York City's first ever comprehensive AI policy for our public schools, City Hall's
00:07answer to those questions.
00:09It is the most comprehensive of its kind anywhere in the country, and it begins with a simple principle.
00:15Children need their teachers and human connection in order to learn and in order to grow.
00:21And they need to develop skills alongside their peers, build relationships with their teachers, and wrestle with tough problems on
00:29their own.
00:29The tech industry wants us to believe that AI in early education is not only inevitable, but that it is
00:35necessary.
00:36We do not see it that way.
00:38I have yet to see a study showing that AI is beneficial for students in elementary and middle school, with
00:43the exception, of course, of research sponsored by the very corporations that stand to profit.
00:48So beginning this school year, we will implement a one-year moratorium on generative AI for students in 2K through
00:558th grade.
00:56A 6-year-old child is too young to slice an onion, to fry an egg, or to use a
01:01stove safely.
01:02But once that child is 16, that knowledge becomes something they are mature enough to learn.
01:08That same principle applies to AI.
01:10Whether we like it or not, our teenagers are growing up in an AI-saturated world.
01:15We cannot pretend that that world does not exist.
01:17It would be irresponsible not to prepare our children for the fast-evolving technological future that lies ahead.
01:24So, in high school, we will teach our students about AI, its opportunities and its pitfalls, its building blocks and
01:32its biases.
01:32We will teach our students about AI.
01:33We will teach our students about AI.
01:35We will teach our students about AI.
01:35We will teach our students about AI.
01:36We will teach our students about AI.
01:37We will teach our students about AI.
01:38We will teach our students about AI.
01:39We will teach our students about AI.
01:39We will teach our students about AI.
01:40We will teach our students about AI.
01:41We will teach our students about AI.
01:41We will teach our students about AI.
01:42We will teach our students about AI.
01:42We will teach our students about AI.