Speaker Menin convenes Committee of the Whole on AI risks
Speaker Julie Menin welcomes a packed chamber and notes this is no ordinary hearing: the full City Council is convening as the Committee of the Whole. She frames the session as a deep dive into a technological revolution bringing both breakthroughs and existential safety concerns.
Good morning, everyone.
We welcome everyone to the chambers.
We're thrilled to see a packed hall today.
Today's hearing is truly no ordinary hearing because today we are convening the New York City Council's Committee of the Whole, which is the entire city council.
We will delve into a deep discussion about our ongoing technological revolution, a revolution that at present is igniting incredible scientific and medical innovation and breakthroughs,
but simultaneously raises serious existential safety concerns.