NYC Mayor Mamdani calls for AI moratorium in schools and data center pause
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in a wide-ranging interview with WIRED, outlined his administration's approach to artificial intelligence, framing it as a response to federal inaction. Mamdani said the city has implemented one of the most comprehensive AI moratoriums in any U.S. school system, banning generative AI for students from pre-K through eighth grade to prevent children from being…
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- NYC bans generative AI for students pre-K through 8th grade, citing profit motives of tech companies
- Mamdani supports a one-year pause on data center construction in NY state over energy and cost concerns
- Mayor compares AI economy to housing bubble, distrusts Sam Altman, cites fatal AI hallucination risks
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