{"slug": "norway-imposes-near-ai-ban-for-junior-school-pupils-curbs-use-for-older-children", "title": "Norway imposes near AI ban for junior school pupils, curbs use for older children", "summary": "Norway is imposing a near ban on generative AI tools for elementary school pupils and restricting use for older children, citing risks to learning. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere announced the policy, which takes effect in late August, following a 2024 smartphone ban amid declining education test scores.", "body_md": "Advertisement\n\n# Norway imposes near AI ban for junior school pupils, curbs use for older children\n\nThe move follows a 2024 ban on smart phones after Norway recorded a broad decline in education test scores\n\n1-MIN READ1-MIN\n\nListen\n\n[Norway](https://www.scmp.com/topics/norway?module=inline&pgtype=article)is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use in the\n\n[education](https://www.scmp.com/topics/education?module=inline&pgtype=article)of older children to prevent a negative impact on learning, the country’s prime minister has said.\n\nFacing 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.\n\nUsing\n\n[artificial intelligence](https://www.scmp.com/topics/artificial-intelligence?module=inline&pgtype=article)increased the risk that young children skip important steps in their education, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told a press conference on Friday.Advertisement\n\n“The most important thing in school is that our children learn to read, write and do mathematics,” Stoere said, adding that the new standards would be imposed from the new school year beginning in late August.\n\nPupils from first through seventh grade, aged 6 to 13, should as a general rule not be using AI, while those in lower secondary school, aged 14 to 16, could cautiously adopt tools under teachers’ supervision, the government said.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nSelect Voice\n\nSelect Speed\n\n1.00x", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/norway-imposes-near-ai-ban-for-junior-school-pupils-curbs-use-for-older-children", "canonical_source": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3357751/norway-imposes-near-ai-ban-junior-school-pupils-curbs-use-older-children?utm_source=rss_feed", "published_at": "2026-06-20 01:17:36+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-20 01:43:54.471840+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-safety", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["Norway", "Jonas Gahr Stoere"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/norway-imposes-near-ai-ban-for-junior-school-pupils-curbs-use-for-older-children", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/norway-imposes-near-ai-ban-for-junior-school-pupils-curbs-use-for-older-children.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/norway-imposes-near-ai-ban-for-junior-school-pupils-curbs-use-for-older-children.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/norway-imposes-near-ai-ban-for-junior-school-pupils-curbs-use-for-older-children.jsonld"}}