{"id":253475,"date":"2026-05-23T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/nyc-bill-would-protect-new-yorkers-from-rogue-artificial-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T13:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:10:29","slug":"nyc-bill-would-protect-new-yorkers-from-rogue-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/nyc-bill-would-protect-new-yorkers-from-rogue-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC bill would protect New Yorkers from rogue artificial intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

NYC bill would protect New Yorkers from rogue artificial intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-23 12:08:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Gotham is fending off the rise of the machines. <\/p>\n

A Queens pol is pushing new legislation aimed at preventing artificial intelligence from terminating New Yorkers\u2019 jobs. <\/p>\n

Councilwoman Julie Won\u2019s bill would create a \u201cfirst-of-its-kind,\u201d Office of Artificial Intelligence Oversight within the city\u2019s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. <\/p>\n

Councilwoman Julie Won (D-Queens) introduced a bill that she says would create a \u201cfirst-of-its-kind\u201d Office of Artificial Intelligence Oversight within the city\u2019s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Gabriella Bass<\/span><\/p>\n

The office would ensure AI bots and other algorithmic tools don\u2019t exploit people or wrongfully cut them out of jobs, housing, credit and access to government and other services.<\/p>\n

The legislation \u2013 which would embolden the new office to investigate complaints of wrongful AI use and recommend penalties and other sanctions \u2013 is already gaining early steam. <\/p>\n

It has bipartisan support from Virgina Maloney (D-Manhattan), Frank Morano (R-Staten Island) and four other council members who\u2019ve signed on as co-sponsors.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew Yorkers don\u2019t get hustled easily, and we\u2019re not about to get hustled by a computer or an AI system,\u201d said Won after introducing the bill Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy constituents are workers, immigrants, renters, small business owners \u2026 and they are more likely to be harmed by unchecked AI \u2014 and the least likely to have lawyers, lobbyists, or corporate resources to fight back,\u201d added the Democrat, whose district includes Sunnyside and Astoria.<\/p>\n

Won, who is running in a crowded field to replace retiring Rep. Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez in New York\u2019s 7th Congressional District (covering parts of Queens and Brooklyn), told The Post Friday she\u2019s pushing the bill because \u201cNew Yorkers are already living in the AI economy, and right now they have no one in their corner\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HandsThe proposed new office would ensure AI bots and…
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