New York Governor Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be ‘less evil’
TL;DR
Today, I’m talking with New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and I’ll just warn you — this episode moves really fast. It’s an election year, after all, with a shocking amount of tech policy at stake, and Governor Hochul has taken strong positions on almost every major tech issue there is. For example, Meta just reached a settlement with dozens of states, including New York, which will restrict how teens use platforms like Instagram in very specific ways.
Nauti's Take
The direction is useful, because clear rules on protecting minors give small providers planning certainty instead of leaving them in a grey zone. The problem is vagueness, since less evil AI is political language rather than a testable requirement.
Before the next release it pays to check which identity data an age gate would actually require and whether the audience needs anonymous use.
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