Mamdani says feds have abdicated on AI, urges New Yorkers to push back
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani told an AI Now Institute event that AI's rapid rollout is not inevitable and that federal regulators have abdicated their role. He has already banned AI in elementary and middle schools and required disclosure of AI-generated real-estate listing images.
- Mamdani banned AI use in New York elementary and middle schools
- Landlords and brokers must disclose AI-generated listing photos and videos
- He criticized federal reliance on AI companies self-regulating
- He linked overreliance on AI targeting to a US strike in Iran that killed over 150 people
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