Levine supports private right of action on AI harms

Thank you, and we look forward to engaging with you in that more broad conversation as well.

In your opinion, is DCWP sufficiently staffed to combat this AI misuse?

And would adding, in your opinion, a private way of action, a private right of action, strengthen the ability to enforce against violators?

Thank you, Chair.

I'll be candid.

I feel that even as under the Mamdani administration, we are adding to our ranks, I believe we are capable of taking on.

many of the misuses of AI, whether that's DoorDash using algorithms to underpay its workers, something we remedied in the largest labor enforcement action in history, whether it's companies using AI to

harm consumers through surveillance pricing, we're strongly supporting the Speaker's bill on this.

I think we have strong tools.

That said, no enforcement agency, and I've worked at the state, federal, and municipal level, will ever have the resources to take on every possible misuse of this technology.

That is why, Chair, I would strongly support a private right of action, as contemplated by a number of these bills, to give ordinary people, workers, and businesses the opportunity to hold these companies accountable.

I can guarantee you, though, these companies, as soon as the city does that, are going to run to Washington asking for preemption.

Regardless of what they might be saying at this hearing, what really speaks is where their lobbying dollars are going, and that is to D.C.

Congress asking to hit delete on all of these city and state AI safety laws.

Thank you, Commissioner and team.