(NYT) – A new policy announced by the Department of Education bars younger students from using artificial intelligence, but stops short of a moratorium.

When New York City public schoolchildren return to the classroom next week, younger students will be barred from using artificial intelligence. No individual screens will be allowed until third grade. And teachers will not be able to ask A.I. to grade assignments.

Those rules on technology use are part of a sweeping new policy announced on Wednesday by the city’s Department of Education that will place strict limits on digital devices and A.I. tools in the city’s school system — the nation’s largest — particularly for its elementary and middle-school students. (Read More)