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Speaker Julie Menin welcomes attendees and frames AI hearing as sequel

New York City Council · Oct 16, 2026 · starts 0:00:29 · 32 sec

Speaker Menin thanks Chair De La Rosa, calls the hearing a sequel to the initial AI hearing and last week's Committee of the Whole with major AI companies, and says NYC was first legislative body to hear from leading AI companies.

Julie Menin

Good morning, everyone.

Julie Menin

I'm New York City Council Speaker Julie Menon.

Julie Menin

I want to welcome everyone to today's hearing.

Julie Menin

I want to thank my colleague, the Technology Chair, Councilmember Carmen De La Rosa.

Julie Menin

We look forward to having a very fulsome hearing, and this is a sequel to our initial hearing on AI.

Julie Menin

Today, the New York City Council continues a crucial conversation that continues from last week's Committee of the Whole with the world's largest AI companies.