Over Half of School Districts in New York Lack an Artificial Intelligence Policy

It has been determined that more than half of the school districts in New York do not have an official artificial intelligence policy, with such rules in place in only around 300 districts.

Status of School Districts and Artificial Intelligence Policies

A comprehensive analysis has been completed of the websites and school board guidelines of approximately 680 school districts across New York State.

The findings clearly indicate that more than half of the districts do not possess an official artificial intelligence policy.

Scope of Existing Policies and Research Methodology

Only about 300 school districts have official artificial intelligence policies, and the majority of these promote the responsible use of AI to enhance education.

Researchers used a specialized tool to collect data from the websites of all school districts in the state and manually verified any missing portions.