New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI in NYC public schools, affecting nearly 600,000 students from 2-K through eighth grade. The policy targets AI tools used directly by younger students, including generative AI and AI-powered educational platforms. Around 40 AI-based tools currently used in NYC schools are expected to be suspended under the new policy.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani* has spoken out against RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s Madison Square Garden event. Bhagwat is expected to address thousands of people in New York as part of the RSS centenary-year outreach programme. The planned event has also sparked protests and opposition from several groups. Mamdani said he opposes what he described as an exclusionary political movement, while organisers say the event aims to promote unity and universal oneness.