EPIC to NYC Council: Address the AI Harms Already Affecting New Yorkers
EPIC counsel Mayu Tobin-Miyaji testified before the New York City Council at a full-council hearing focused on a package of bills aimed at establishing guardrails around artificial intelligence use.
Why this matters: New York City is big enough that what it does with AI policy tends to matter beyond its borders. A council-wide hearing on multiple AI bills at once is not routine. It means the city is treating this as a real legislative priority, not a study session. The push from EPIC is direct: the harms are not theoretical. They are already landing on real New Yorkers. That framing shifts the conversation from 'what might go wrong' to 'what is already going wrong and who is fixing it.'
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · General readers · Policy
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