NYC mayor urges local pushback on AI, highlights school ban and rental-photo disclosure policy
At an AI Now Institute event, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged residents to resist uncritical adoption of AI and criticized federal inaction, citing his recent ban on AI in elementary and middle schools and a proposed rule requiring disclosure when real-estate listing images are AI-generated. Actor Ilana Glazer participated in the discussion; Mamdani warned that leaving regulation to companies or the federal government risks eroding accountability.