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    New York State not New York City.

    I don’t know why Mamdani is pictured. I think it is because the proposal was introduced in the State Senate by Kisten Gonzalez who is a DSA member.

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      New York State not New York City.

      I don’t know why Mamdani is pictured

      the text in this image is also just flat-out wrong: the proposed legislation does not actually “ban AI from answering questions” on these subjects at all, as this post claims it does.

      https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/kristen-gonzalez/ny-state-senator-kristen-gonzalez-her-bill-address-ai explains that her bill is strictly about impersonating licensed professionals:

      We have documented instances of AI chatbots providing false medical license numbers to users and documented cases of real harm from AI chatbots providing misinformation. This is what my common-sense legislation addresses—protecting users from misinformation, scams, and fraud. This legislation does not prohibit a user from asking a chatbot questions or receiving general information and advice, as long as the chatbot is not presenting that information as a licensed professional. It would also not prohibit licensed professionals from consulting AI technology in the course of their work.

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          Fake news? On my social media??

          I’m surprised that this post is still up so many hours after i (and i’m sure others) reported it, especially given the large number of moderators that this community has.