{"id":79986,"date":"2026-06-20T02:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/79986\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T02:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:12:09","slug":"norway-imposes-near-ai-ban-for-junior-school-pupils-curbs-use-for-older-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/79986\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway imposes near AI ban for junior school pupils, curbs use for older children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/norway?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Norway<\/a> is imposing a near ban on the \u2060use of generative \u2060AI tools by elementary \u2060school pupils while also restricting their use in the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/education?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">education<\/a> of older children to prevent a negative impact on learning, the country\u2019s prime minister has said.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Facing a broad decline in education test \u200cscores, the government in 2024 banned smartphones from schools and has given teachers back more powers to enforce discipline in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Using <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/artificial-intelligence?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">artificial intelligence<\/a> increased the risk that young children skip important steps in their education, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told a press conference on Friday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThe most important thing in \u2060school is that our children learn to read, write and do mathematics,\u201d Stoere \u200csaid, adding that the new standards would be imposed from the new school year beginning in late August.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Norway\u2019s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere attends a press conference at the government\u2019s representative facilities in Parkveien in Oslo on Friday. Photo: Javad Parsa\/Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9f0eb694-379a-4fa0-be5b-2de6b3ff1d37_ac707f82.jpg\" title=\"Norway\u2019s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere attends a press conference at the government\u2019s representative facilities in Parkveien in Oslo on Friday. Photo: Javad Parsa\/Reuters\"\/>Norway\u2019s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere attends a press conference at the government\u2019s representative facilities in Parkveien in Oslo on Friday. 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