Politico/2d ago
Menin’s AI moment
Menin’s AI moment. CITY HAL 9000: Amid a mad dash to try to regulate artificial intelligence, City Council Speaker Julie Menin is looking to make her mark. The Manhattan lawmaker is planning to hold a hearing with all 51 members of the legislative body next week, and today confirmed the attendance of four major AI firms to discuss both the dangers the technology poses and a suite of Council bills that seek to protect New Yorkers. “Leading experts and AI executives themselves are warning about the potentially grave risks of rapidly advancing AI,.