New York Lawmaker Calls for Stronger AI Regulation and Data Center Controls
A New York state senator argues that the state needs stronger regulation of artificial intelligence and data center growth. The article says the Legislature passed bills addressing AI chatbots and data centers, while New York established a statewide data center moratorium and awaits action from Gov. Kathy Hochul on additional legislation.
New York state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, chair of the Senate Committee on Internet & Technology, argues that the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence requires stronger public oversight. She highlights legislation addressing algorithmic bias, automated decision-making, chatbot safety for children and frontier AI models, while urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign additional bills passed by the Legislature.
Gonzalez also calls for tighter controls on data center development, saying the facilities consume resources while supporting increasingly powerful AI systems. She says she passed the Responsible Data Center Development Act and worked with Hochul to establish a statewide data center moratorium, presenting the policy as a way to direct computing resources toward uses that benefit the public.