New York City Schools Ban ChatGPT to Head Off a Cheating Epidemic
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The ChatGPT backlash has officially begun. On Wednesday, New York City public schools barred teachers and students from using the chatbot, apparently fearing that the powerful AI would lead to a tsunami of cheating.