New York Governor Kathy Hochul joins Decoder to discuss the state's aggressive tech policy agenda during an election year. The conversation covers New York's settlement with Meta over algorithmic feeds and the state's age verification requirements, efforts to combat 3D-printed ghost guns, the deployment of Flock surveillance cameras, and the contentious politics around building AI data centers. Hochul also defends the decision to enact the nation's first data center moratorium and details a state initiative using AI to analyze every existing New York regulation.
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NY's Meta Settlement and Age Verification for Algorithmic Feeds
Governor Hochul discusses the multi-state settlement with Meta and New York's law requiring age verification before minors can access algorithmic social media feeds.
Hochul addresses the political tensions surrounding the construction of new AI data centers in New York, including local opposition and economic incentives.
Hochul defends New York becoming the first state to enact a moratorium on new data centers, pausing construction to assess environmental and infrastructural impacts.