Norway imposes near AI ban for junior school pupils, curbs use for older children

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Norway has introduced a near-total ban on generative AI tools for elementary school pupils and restricted their use for older students to combat declining education performance. The government is also reinforcing discipline by banning smartphones in schools and empowering teachers.

Norway is imposing a near ban on the ⁠use of generative ⁠AI tools by elementary ⁠school pupils while also restricting their use in the education of older children to prevent a negative impact on learning, the country’s prime minister has said. Facing a broad decline in education test ‌scores, the government in 2024 banned smartphones from schools and has given teachers back more powers to enforce discipline in the classroom. Using artificial intelligence increased the risk that young children...