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NY AI Safety Law Gets Backed by Alex Boris

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

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Alex Boris launched Who Decides to shape Democratic AI policy before the 2028 election.
He sponsored New York’s AI safety law requiring developers to keep safety plans and report incidents.
A Hugging Face hack and an ex-Anthropic researcher’s doomsday tweets heightened AI safety concerns.
Sirota and Bores said personal and financial liability for AI executives is the strongest safety fix.

History

Historical Context

The EU adopted the GDPR on 14 April 2016, which took effect 25 May 2018, creating a continent-wide data-privacy regime. Enforcement quickly followed: the French data-protection authority fined Google €50 million in January 2019 and the UK ICO reduced British Airways’ penalty to £20 million. In 2024 New York enacted an AI-safety law mirroring GDPR’s strict accountability model.

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Story summary

Alex Boris launched Who Decides to shape Democratic AI policy before the 2028 election.
He sponsored New York’s AI safety law requiring developers to keep safety plans and report incidents.
A Hugging Face hack and an ex-Anthropic researcher’s doomsday tweets heightened AI safety concerns.
Sirota and Bores said personal and financial liability for AI executives is the strongest safety fix.

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