""The intense outrage among parents in New York City is as great as I've seen it on any education issue that I've been working on for 25 years," Leonie Haimson, an education advocate in New York City and member of the Coalition for an AI Moratorium, told the NYT."
"Gregory Faulkner, chairman of the panel that was set to vote on the school proposal, said that the vast majority of the emails he received from parents were critical of the AI school. Had it gone to a vote, he believed that no one would have voted in favor of it."
The New York City schools chancellor has withdrawn the proposal for the Next Generation Technology High School following widespread criticism from parents concerned about the unproven effects of AI on students. Research indicates potential negative impacts of AI on cognitive functions, including memory loss and critical thinking. In response to the backlash, the education department was directed to create guidelines for AI use in classrooms, but these guidelines were criticized for lacking substance. A call for a moratorium on AI in education has emerged from concerned stakeholders.
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