New Yorkers Slam City's AI Rollout in Schools After High-Profile Proposal Withdrawn

NEW YORK — More than 100 New Yorkers testified over nearly seven hours at a Panel for Educational Policy meeting, days after the city withdrew a controversial proposal for an AI-focused public high school. In a striking twist, the panel's own technology expert announced he now supports a two-year moratorium on AI tools in schools — even as the panel approved a separate $500,000 ed-tech contract despite the vendor's prior data breach.