{"slug": "ask-hn-norway-bans-ai-in-elementary-schools", "title": "Ask HN: Norway bans AI in elementary schools", "summary": "Norway has banned the use of artificial intelligence in elementary schools, with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre arguing that AI could cause young children to miss important educational steps. The decision follows a previous ban on smartphones in schools, sparking debate on Hacker News where commenters largely supported the move as beneficial for child development.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n | \npast\n | \ncomments\n | \nask\n | \nshow\n | \njobs\n | \nsubmit\nlogin\nAsk HN: Norway bans AI in elementary schools\n3 points\n by \nmellosty\n \n38 minutes ago\n \n | \nhide\n | \npast\n | \nfavorite\n | \n3 comments\nWhat is your opinion on this? Norway banned smart phones and now AI.\n> Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre argues that using AI could increase the risk that young children miss important steps in their education.\n\nwasting_time\n \n17 minutes ago\n \n | \nnext\n \n[–]\n\nDiscussed at length:\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48600093\nreply\nal_borland\n \n23 minutes ago\n \n | \nprev\n | \nnext\n \n[–]\n\nIt shocks me that anyone would be giving AI to elementary school kids, so I think this is good.\nreply\ntoomuchtodo\n \n17 minutes ago\n \n | \nprev\n \n[–]\n\nExcellent news for child health and development.\nreply\n\nGuidelines\n | \nFAQ\n | \nLists\n | \nAPI\n | \nSecurity\n | \nLegal\n | \nApply to YC\n | \nContact", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-norway-bans-ai-in-elementary-schools", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48680504", "published_at": "2026-06-25 23:24:59+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-26 00:04:28.829685+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Norway", "Jonas Gahr Støre", "Hacker News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-norway-bans-ai-in-elementary-schools", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-norway-bans-ai-in-elementary-schools.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-norway-bans-ai-in-elementary-schools.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-norway-bans-ai-in-elementary-schools.jsonld"}}