AI Moratorium for NYC Schools

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Coalition of parents, teachers, and activists calling for a two-year moratorium on AI in NYC schools. On Instagram:

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AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· 6d

Look how far we've come--just one year out from the op-ed that our own @liatro.bsky.social published that started changing the world! Join us on year two of our journey to keep AI out of schools! @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @comixaction.com

An image of Liat's editorial saying we NYC schools need a moratorium on AI - 1 year ago this week.

Since then
We formed a coalition of over a dozen organizations
Fair Play demanded a national 5 year moratorium
Hundreds of us rallied at town halls, PEP meetings and at City Hall
The majority of City Council + many other electeds came out in support of a moratorium
700 artists, writers and celebrities demanded a moratorium
5000 New Yorkers signed our petition
17 Climate and environmental organizations came out in support of an AI moratorium
We inspired movements across the country

And we're just getting started! Join us at https://linktr.ee/aim_coalition_nyc

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· 9d

Hey we did it! Great job team!

An action network page saying that the petition for an AI moratorium has 5023 signatures!

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· 13d

Join us today at 5:30 pm to tell the new PEP members: No AI in NYC Schools! actionnetwork.org/events/ai-ou... @comixaction.com @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @gregpak.net

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· 14d

We officially hit 700 artists on our petition to @nycmayor with the great Dave Eggers, who agreed to sign on in this handwritten letter. He wrote back to a NYC parent who wants to see a moratorium on AI in NYC schools. See the full list of signers and become artist 701!

A handdrawn monster + a letter from Dave Eggers supporting the moratorium on AI

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· 15d

The great scholar & author @dianeravitch.bsky.social on why @mayor.nyc.gov should declare a moratorium on generative AI for NYC Schools @nycschools.bsky.social Choose kids, not for-profit corporations. Just say no.

"Children need more human interaction, less interaction with screens. The effort to inject AI into their schools is promoted by for-profit corporations. Parents should just say no." Diane Ravitch, Education Historian and Author

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· 18d

Nearly 700 artists have signed our letter to @mayor.nyc.gov including the brilliant @mollycrabapple.bsky.social calling for a moratorium on AI. NYC kids deserve schools that foster their creativity and critical thinking. AI does the opposite. bit.ly/ArtistsSayNoAI4Schools

A flyer saying: "Kids need to explore, think deeply and build their creative skills, but AI robs them of this opportunity. By putting AI in schools, we are hobbling future generations."

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 25

@gregpak.net a glared out photo of you speaking truth

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 22

Graphic listing major signoers, including Cynthia Nixon and Ilana Glazer.

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 22

A list of names (full list available at https://bit.ly/ArtistsSayNoAI4Schools)

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 22

As artists, we stand with our fellow New Yorkers calling for a moratorium on AI in New York’s public schools. We refuse to let our city’s children be robbed of their right to a quality education and a habitable environment simply for a reckless experiment that’s designed to confine them — and us — to a permanent underclass.

You ran for office on a promise to be the people’s mayor. Please protect New York City’s creative future and set an example for school systems across the country. Protect its most vulnerable residents: our children.

Pause AI in schools NOW.

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 22

We’re calling on you to stand up for the children of this city — the natural-born creatives, the innate innovators, tomorrow’s leaders — whose future is being sacrificed to further enrich the planet’s wealthiest people. Numerous studies have documented AI’s harms to children, including reduced cognition, diminished mental health, and stunted social-emotional skills, while no independent study has demonstrated a durable benefit from AI in K–12 classrooms.

On a societal level, AI is an inequity machine that subjects communities of color to surveil-lance, amplifies racial and gender biases, raises the utility bills of struggling families, and endangers everyone by exacerbating pollution, drought, and planet-heating emmisions.

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 22

As writers, musicians, visual artists, filmmakers, photographers, actors, directors, designers, comedians, and allied tradespeople, we’re demanding a two-year moratorium on generative AI in NYC schools, from 2K through 12th grade.

Generative AI is built on theft, having stolen the work of countless creatives who made New York the world’s capital of art and culture. Now the AI industry has invaded the city’s classrooms, eager to gather fresh material for its products, harvest data for third parties, and create an entire generation of dependent customers.

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 22

Mayor Mamdani, New York's Artists Demand: Keep AI Out of Our Schools. https://bit.ly/ArtistsSayNoAI4Schools

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 15

Join us at PEP this week to say: NO AI in schools! actionnetwork.org/events/pep-m...

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 12

Yesterday Chancellor Kamar Samuels said he plans to start beta testing AI in our schools. @nycdoe.bsky.social, our kids are not your guinea pigs to experiment on. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov Mayor Mamdani, we need a moratorium NOW. @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @gregpak.net

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 12

The SECOND thing we need you to do is tell your story - tell City Council why we need a moratorium on AI for their upcoming hearings on June 24. You can fill in this form here, and we'll submit testimony for you! forms.gle/qzXJhDcNbxz3... And share this flyer with your pals.

A flyer with a QR code saying "Tell City Council: We want an AI moratorium for NYC schools!" Testify in person June 24, 1 pm, or submit written testimony

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 12

@drkysr.bsky.social telling us our children are NOT SAFE from AI - from cognitive offloading, from the bias, from the school-to-prison pipeline.

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 11

From a fourth grader: AI ain’t it!

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 9

...in Brooklyn who hates AI and loves the idea of a moratorium. He told us we're going to win--and if the ice cream guy says it, it has to be true.

A kid wearing a shirt saying Keep AI Out of Our Schools eating delicious ice cream.

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 9

Huge thanks today to Alexa Aviles, @ritajoseph.bsky.social, Zephyr Teachout, @ilanaglazer.com, @gregpak.net, our friends at @moreuft.bsky.social, @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social and @comixaction.com for turning out today to celebrate the fact that over half of City Council have called for a moratorium.

Picture of the rally with signs in front of City Hall.

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 4

And...a trip to the mailbox!

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 4

Here are a few more! @gregpak.net @comixaction.com (again, apologies for alt text being wonky).

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 4

Yesterday, comic artists and kids gathered in Prospect Park to make postcards asking @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social to keep AI out of our schools. It was incredible watching folks make art side-by-side. So thankful to @gregpak.net and the incredibly talented folks at @comixaction.com for coming out!

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· Jun 1

Tuesday June 2nd at 10 am you have the opportunity to speak with Mayor Mamdani directly on the Brian Lehrer Show! Call or text 212-433-9692 It is important he hears directly from you on we need to pause ⏸️ on AI 🤖 in NYC schools 🍎! Check out our Ask The Mayor Toolkit: linktr.ee/aim_coalitio..

A picture of Mamdani on the phone - info in text of post.

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· May 31

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· May 30

Our first postcard party was a huge success! Thanks to @betatronic.bsky.social and @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social for hosting and @comixaction.com folks for swinging by! Look at this incredible set of postcards the mayor will be receiving!

A set of 15-20 postcards saying Keep AI Out of Our Schools.

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· May 29

Google GSV -- the same people who brought Gary Biedleman, of the failed AI high school, and Mia Pate, our "AI Integrationist" Chief Academic Officer. "AI is like air. Because it's invisible, it's ubiquitous, and you're going to need it to live." @mayor.nyc.gov why is my tax money paying for this?

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· May 26

As seen in the West Village....

"Chat GPT is telling the dumbest person you know that they are absolutely right."

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· May 25

The London tube did not come to play.

A sign on a subway saying “Yes, we built a machine that tells teenagers to kill themselves. But—it might also help them with their homework.”

AI Moratorium for NYC Schools@aimoratoriumnyc· May 25

Maybe the Vatican wants to join the AIM Coalition? Chicago Pope gets it!