Ngokombiko weThe Verge, imeya yaseNew York City uZohran Mamdani umemezele mhla zi-2 ngesikhathi sendawo ukuthi kuzonqandwa ukusetshenziswa kwe-AI emakilasini ezikole zikahulumeni ngabafundi abasebancane.
Lo mthetho uzosebenza unyaka owodwa, uqale ngonyaka wesikole ka-2026-2027, futhi uthinte abafundi abangaba ngu-600,000 abasuka ku-2-K (qaphela: kusukela eminyakeni emi-2 kuya ngaphambi kokuqala enkulisa) kuya ebangeni lesishiyagalombili. INew York City izophinde iqinise imithetho yokusetshenziswa kwamadivayisi edijithali, futhi yenze ukuhlolwa okuncane kwamanye amathuluzi emfundo asebenzisa i-AI.
Ngokwemithetho emisha yoMnyango Wezemfundo waseNew York City, othisha abavunyelwe ukusebenzisa i-AI ukumaka umsebenzi wesikole, kanti abafundi ngeke bakwazi ukusebenzisa i-AI emakilasini ngaphambi kokungena esikoleni samabanga aphezulu. Amarobhothi ezingxoxo asetshenziswa ikakhulukazi njengabangane noma ukweseka ngokwengqondo nawo azovinjelwa kuwo wonke amabanga.
Abafundi bezikole zamabanga aphezulu bangasebenzisa i-AI kuphela ezimweni ezithile, futhi bazothola imfundo yokwazi nge-AI kabili ngonyaka ukuze bafunde “ukucabanga ngokugxeka” nge-AI ngaphambi kokuba bayithembele.
Isitatimende sikaMamdani sithi: “Izingane zidinga othisha nokuxhumana kwabantu ukuze zifunde futhi zikhule. Kudingeka zakhe amakhono zikanye nontanga bazo, zakhe ubudlelwano nochwepheshe bezemfundo, futhi zibhekane nezinkinga ezinzima ngokwazo. Imboni yezobuchwepheshe ifuna sikholelwe ukuthi imfundo yokuqala eqhutshwa yi-AI ayigwemeki nje kuphela, kodwa ibalulekile. Asivumelani nalowo mbono.”
Ngaphezu kwalokho, abafundi abangakafiki ebangeni lesithathu ngeke bavunyelwe ukusebenzisa amadivayisi esikrini abo. UMnyango Wezemfundo waseNew York City uzophinde uphakamise izincomo zesikhathi sokusebenzisa izikrini, lapho abafundi basesikoleni esiphakathi bezovunyelwa ukusebenzisa isikrini isikhathi esingadluli emaminithini angu-45 ngosuku. Othisha basengasebenzisa i-AI ukulungiselela izifundo, kanti amathuluzi e-AI asiza abafundi abakhubazekile nabafunda izilimi eziningi angasetshenziswa njengokuhlukile. Ukusetshenziswa kwe-AI ngezinjongo ezithile zokufundisa, njengezifundo zesayensi yamakhompyutha, nakho kungathola ukukhululwa.
INew York City izophinde yenze “ukuhlolwa okulinganiselwe kwe-AI” emakilasini ambalwa ezikole zamabanga aphezulu, okuzothinta amakilasi angekho ngaphezu kwama-5. Amathuluzi abamba iqhaza kulokhu kuhlolwa kumele ahambisane nezindinganiso zokuphepha nobumfihlo bedatha, futhi aqinisekise ukuthi abafundi basengabacabangi abakhulu.
Ngaphambi kwalokhu, izikole zikahulumeni zaseNew York City zase ziqale ukusebenzisa umthetho wokuvinjelwa usuku lonke “kwamadivayisi kagesi axhumeka ku-inthanethi” kusukela ngonyaka wesikole ka-2025-2026, okubandakanya namaselula. Umphathi wesifunda sezikole saseNew York City uthe lo mthetho wokuvimbela i-AI emakilasini ungomunye wemithetho eqinile kunayo yonke eMelika.