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The New York City Council is holding a hearing focused on the risks of artificial intelligence. The session is expected to examine how AI affects residents, city services and oversight, and could shape future local regulation of the technology. The hearing drew attention from local outlets including Gothamist, which highlighted the council's plan to put AI risks at the center of its agenda.
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The New York City Council has held what is being described as a landmark oversight hearing on artificial intelligence, examining how the technology is used in city government and what safeguards may be needed. Lawmakers are weighing accountability measures as cities increasingly deploy automated decision-making in public services, putting New York among the first US municipalities to scrutinise AI at this level.
- 3AI companies draw criticism at New York City Council hearing●Leading AI companies fail to impress at City Council AI hearing
Executives from leading AI companies testified at a New York City Council hearing on artificial intelligence, and their presentations failed to persuade lawmakers. Coverage by City & State New York indicates the firms' responses did not satisfy council members' concerns about how AI is being deployed and regulated in the city.
- 4AI insiders warn New York City council on safety risks●AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments take up safety concerns
AI industry insiders voiced warnings about artificial intelligence safety to the New York City Council, as local governments across the United States begin taking up AI regulation themselves. The hearings reflect growing concern that oversight of advanced AI is being pushed down to city and state level while federal rules remain absent, with even people working inside the industry flagging potential dangers.