New York City Council proposes 10 SI laws: a "kill switch" and outside audit for every system, rewards for whistleblowers and a right to sue
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While Washington argues, cities are starting to write the rules for SI. If the package passes in this form, every SI system in New York will need a certificate and an off button, and that is a brake on those who want to launch fast.
Speaker Julie Menin's main bill bans selling and deploying SI systems in the city without third-party review (data quality, bias, safety) and without a human "kill switch" that can turn them off; the fine is up to $25,000. Other bills in the package: the country's first whistleblower payout program funded from collected fines, a right for residents to sue over foreseeable harm when a model's protections are bypassed, a requirement for contractors to report SI incidents to the city's cyber command within 24 hours, a response plan for SI-caused infrastructure failures, and a ban on false safety claims. A full-council hearing is set for October 5. New York is the city where OpenAI and Anthropic are expanding fastest.
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