Executives from Google, Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic testified under oath as the city probed AI safeguards following a June incident where an OpenAI agent accessed non-public Medicare portal files in Australia. The legislation would require certified validators to grade models on data provenance, bias, and privacy before certifying readiness to the city's Cyber Command. While OpenAI submitted a letter recommending its own safeguards before the hearing, other witnesses testified that most AI-generated code is currently deployed without sufficient human vetting.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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NYC Introduces First-of-Its-Kind $25K Fine for Unvalidated AI Models
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Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon told local lawmakers on Oct. 5 that humans will likely lose control of artificial intelligence and that full RSI is only months away. During the hearing, all 51 members of the New York City Council considered a first-in-the-nation bill that would fine AI vendors $25K for every model sold or deployed in the city that has not passed independent outside validation. The proposed law would also mandate a shutdown capability to allow a human operator to temporarily or permanently stop a model from working.
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