UPDATED: Albany Electeds, Advocates Rally For AI Accountability

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MEDIA ADVISORY


Albany Electeds, Advocates Rally For AI Accountability

(New York, NY 5/15/24) – Today at 12:30 PM EST the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) will host a press conference and rally at the New York State Capitol in Albany joined by elected officials, NYC DSA Tech Action Working Group, Thuley, and other civil rights groups to call for greater industry and legal accountability in the use of artificial intelligence in New York State. Organizers and elected officials will call for passage of four bills to protect New Yorkers from the discriminatory impact of AI in employment, public benefits, policing, and other high-risk areas. The bills include the LOADinG Act (S7543A Gonzalez/A9430 Otis), Chief AI Officer (S9104 Gonzalez/TBD Solages), Law Enforcement Biometrics Ban (S1609 Hoylman-Sigal/A1891 Glick), and the Bossware and Oppressive Technologies Act (S7623A Hoylman-Sigal/A9315 Alvarez).

WHAT: Albany Electeds, Advocates Rally For AI Accountability

WHO (list in formation):
  • S.T.O.P. Staff Attorney Nina Loshkajian;
  • New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez;
  • New York State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal;
  • New York State Assembly Member Steven Otis;
  • New York State Assembly Member Deborah Glick (unconfirmed);
  • And others.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 15th, 12:30 PM EST

WHERE: Million Dollar Staircase, New York State Capitol, State St. and Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12224

CONTACT: S.T.O.P. Communications Director William Owen, william.owen@stopspying.org, 240-476-7866.

SEE: Tech Policy Press - New York’s AI Policy Falls Short On Surveillance
https://www.techpolicy.press/new-yorks-ai-policy-falls-short-on-surveillance/

Press Release - S.T.O.P. Warns NYC’s New AI Hiring Law Will Be ‘Civil Rights Disaster’
https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2023/6/29/stop-warns-nycs-new-ai-hiring-law-will-be-civil-rights-disaster

The New York State Senate – Senate Bill S7543A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7543/amendment/A

The New York State Senate – Senate Bill S9104
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S9104

The New York State Senate – Senate Bill S1609
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1609#:~:text=1609%205%20(A)%20LAWFULLY%20USING,ANCE%20TICKET%2C%20PROVIDED%20THAT%20ANY

The New York State Senate – Senate Bill S7623A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7623/amendment/A

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