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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – September 4, 2026
On September 2, New York City paused student-facing generative AI for nearly 600,000 public school students, 2-K through eighth grade, for one year. Companion chatbots…
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NYC’s DOE AI Ban? Here Is What the Policy Actually Says.
On September 2, New York City paused generative AI for nearly 600,000 public school students. We read the announcement, the press conference transcript, the March…
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – August 27, 2026
Last week, 70 people came out in the rain to our Civic Tech Summer Showcase. Our Fellow New Yorkers took the mic across five lightning…
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