New York mayor urges resistance to AI takeover narrative

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 11:57 · Archive

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said New Yorkers must resist the inevitability of AI and demand regulations to protect the public.

TechCrunch reports that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that New Yorkers must resist the narrative that an AI takeover is inevitable and demand regulations to protect the public. Speaking at The People's AI Assembly, an event hosted by the AI Now Institute, Mamdani argued that the technology's rapid rollout is not inevitable and that public officials should hold AI companies accountable. His message came at a time when the federal government is doing little to regulate AI, leaving cities to act on their own.

Mamdani has already taken action on the issue. Last month, he ordered a ban on AI use in elementary and middle schools. Over the summer, he introduced a policy requiring landlords, brokers, and real estate platforms to clearly disclose when property listing photos or videos are made with AI, aimed at protecting New Yorkers from misleading listings. Both moves challenge the assumption that schools and the public must simply accept AI as it arrives.

How it is being reported

• “Nothing has to be”: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani tells citizens to fight back against the AI doom and gloomAI is being pushed into products, schools, and the military without enough consideration of the consequences.TechRadar · 20 Oct, 13:05
• Mamdani says feds have abdicated on AI, urges New Yorkers to push backMayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday night that New Yorkers must resist the narrative that an AI takeover is inevitable and demand regulations that protect the public and put power back in their hands.TechCrunch · 20 Oct, 02:27

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