Kathy Hochul is the governor of New York State. Recent coverage has focused on her AI policies: the RAISE Act she signed in December 2025 requires large AI developers to register with the state and report certain safety incidents within 72 hours starting in November, and she is set to sign bills regulating AI chat services for children and hackable monitoring devices. She also imposed a statewide data center construction ban for up to a year and met with IBM, JPMorganChase and others on reskilling workers.
Hochul to sign bills regulating AI kid chats and hackable monitorsAccording to the Times Union, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to sign bills regulating AI chat services for children and easily hacked monitoring devices. The page failed to load details on the bills' contents or effective dates.
New York's top leaders brainstorm AI policy recommendationsNew York Gov. Hochul met with executives from IBM, JPMorganChase and others to discuss AI's impact on jobs, focusing on reskilling displaced workers, with policy recommendations due by year-end. One in nine state jobs is a back-office or clerical role seen as most at risk.
If Democrats Sweep Midterms, Shorting AI Data Centers Is the Top TradeA Motley Fool piece argues shorting AI data center stocks could be the top trade if Democrats sweep the midterms. Democrats are already pushing to curb data center construction, with New York Governor Hochul imposing a statewide ban for up to a year; Polymarket puts a Democratic sweep at 60%.
New York's RAISE Act to regulate AI starting NovemberStarting in November, New York will require large AI developers to register with the state and report certain safety incidents within 72 hours under the RAISE Act signed by Gov. Hochul in December 2025. A local cybersecurity expert worries the law may lack flexibility as AI evolves.
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