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Why New York City has become an AI Mecca
OpenAI and Anthropic have opened up huge offices in Manhattan, while smaller companies have been drawn to the city’s talent and its status as an economic powerhouse.
The New York City Council has subpoenaed Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI
It’s the first time Speaker Julie Menin has used the body’s subpoena power.
Will AI ban for NYC students exacerbate the city’s digital divide?
Education experts and advocates weigh in on the potential equity drawbacks of banning artificial intelligence in classrooms through 8th grade.
NYC Council summons Open AI and Anthropic to AI hearing
Freaked out about AI? The New York City Council is too.
NYC’s new school AI ban explained: What’s changing? What’s still murky?
NYC public schools will ban student-facing generative AI through eighth grade and cap screen time, Mayor Mamdani announced. But key details — including the specific tools affected — remain unclear days before school starts.
Mamdani ends Adams’s Chromebook spending spree
New York Focus had spotlighted the T-Mobile contract, which cost the city $3.5 million a month to equip Chromebooks with cell service.
State audit finds room for improvement in NYC’s AI governance
A new report from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found New York City has only partially implemented 2023 recommendations on how government should use AI.
Mamdani’s government has started to embrace AI. Will he?
The personally AI-avoidant mayor faces calls to both expand use of cutting-edge technologies and put in guardrails to curb their usage.
How NYC government is using AI
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani may not use ChatGPT, but his agencies have adopted chatbots and other artificial intelligence.
New York City delays school AI guidance after backlash
Education Department officials said during a recent City Council hearing that they are delaying a final policy on artificial intelligence in schools.
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How are New York’s congressional candidates using AI? Debate moderators want to know
“What’s your chatbot?” is the new “what’s your bagel order?”
New York MTA seeks AI subway ‘track intrusion’ tech
New York’s underground attracts human and animal intruders, alongside debris and trash — resulting in 6% of all subway delays.
AI is a ‘New York story’ – for better or worse, official says
The New York City comptroller doubled down on calls to pad budget reserves in light of AI’s economic risks.
State audit slams NYC schools for lack of student data privacy oversight
The state comptroller's audit comes as NYC expands AI use in classrooms and relies more on third-party tech vendors.
Across New York, debate about the inevitability of driverless cars begins
Waymo is crouched at the gates, and labor and worker advocates are hell bent on keeping them out.
NYC’s Education Dept. is releasing a long-awaited AI policy. Some schools already have their own.
Schools have embraced a wide variety of approaches, from policies outlining acceptable use, to bans, to no formal discussion of AI at all.
Manhattan proposal for NYC’s first AI-focused public high school sparks pushback
Manhattan High School superintendent with ties to Google wants to open Next Generation Technology High School. The school promises to “expand pathways connected to high-growth technology careers.”
Mamdani to kill the NYC AI chatbot that was caught telling businesses to break the law
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says terminating the ‘unusable’ bot will help close a budget gap.
Inside Eric Adams’ school Chromebook spending spree in New York City
The Adams administration shelled out north of $320 million to give public school students Chromebooks that connect to the internet through cell service. Most already have internet at home.
Could self-driving cars be on a collision course with Zohran Mamdani?
The incoming mayor has not weighed in on the autonomous vehicles that have taken other cities by storm. But he’s certain to face pressure to do so, from both the industry and taxi workers.
