The widest line in NYC's school AI policy is one sentence:
"Companion chatbots will be prohibited across all grades."
Every grade. No exemption. No reasoning given.
@beta.nyc
@beta.nycThe widest line in NYC's school AI policy is one sentence:
"Companion chatbots will be prohibited across all grades."
Every grade. No exemption. No reasoning given.
@beta.nycTech nonprofits: eight student developers, 16 weeks, Bloomberg mentors, to open source a tool you already run. Free.
Applications due September 9.
@beta.nycNYC paused generative AI for ~600,000 public school students, 2-K through 8th grade, for one year.
This week's issue leads with what the policy actually says.
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#Feinstaub in #Cannstatt / #Stuttgart (06.09.2026 20:06 CET)
PM10: 2.7 µg/m³
PM2.5: 2.0 µg/m³
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@occtranspo.bsky.socialGot an 🪓 to grind with #Autowa and have JS coding skills? The Autowa.app is moving into the next phase of heavy features - video processing.
It's a #CivicTech project to create low cost speed trap cameras for community associations and advocates.
Then to move the needle on police apathy.
@everycivicapp.bsky.socialMoCho: Mobility Choices and Societal Impacts This tool helps predict the choices of mobility modes made at the individual level throughout the entire Boston Metro area. https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/mobcho/overview/ #ArtificialIntelligenceAi #EmergingTech #CivicTech
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@aschuma.bsky.socialDAILY AIR QUALITY UPDATE
#Feinstaub in #Cannstatt / #Stuttgart (05.09.2026 20:06 CET)
PM10: 2.6 µg/m³
PM2.5: 1.4 µg/m³
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@courtney.pdx.social.ap.brid.gyINTRO (updated Sep 2026)
Living in #portland #pdx.
Previously, #austin #austinTX.
Interested in #openSource #linux #selfHosted #homeAutomation #homeAssistant
I dig #libraries #classicalGuitar
I advocate for #civicTech #openData #communityTech
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