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Mamdani says feds have abdicated on AI, urges New Yorkers to push back
Publisher description: Mayor 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 | Oct 20, 2026 | Rebecca Bellan
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Two of New York’s sweethearts, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and activist and “Broad City” star Ilana Glazer, spoke about AI at Webster Hall in Manhattan on Monday night, with Glazer posing questions to the mayor about the future of AI in society. At The People’s AI Assembly, an event hosted by the AI Now Institute, a think tank that explores the social implications of AI, Mamdani argued that the technology’s rapid rollout is not inevitable and that public officials should hold AI companies accountable. Last month, Mamdani ordered a ban on AI use in elementary and middle schools.
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