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Friend, when I talk about my RAISE Act, I like to frame it like this: would we let automakers sell cars with no brakes?
Of course not. So why would we let Big Tech release powerful AI tools without basic safeguards?
And that's what the RAISE Act is all about: if you're creating potentially deadly AI, you should have a plan in place to avoid…you know, killing people.
It's really nothing crazy, just common sense — which is at the root of the 100+ laws I've passed during my time in the state legislature. Before I tell you more, will you support my reelection campaign with a donation of as little as $5 today? [[link removed]]
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If you're not familiar with my RAISE Act, let me break it down for you. In simple terms, this act requires AI developers to develop a safety plan to protect against automated crime, bioweapons, and other widespread harm and risks to public safety.
Because let's face it: AI is growing at a rapid rate. And as exciting as that is, it also presents increased risks if it's not properly regulated. Whether it's AI-enabled hacking or biological attacks, we need a mechanism to hold Big Tech accountable in case something goes wrong.
So, the RAISE Act responds to these threats with safeguards like requiring the largest AI companies to write and follow security protocols and risk evaluations.
This act keeps AI companies honest and incentivizes them not to cut corners and risk public safety. It's not a heavy burden. It's just light-touch requirements on only the largest developers, enabling innovation to still thrive.
That's why it passed with bipartisan support and is supported by 84% of New Yorkers — it's just common sense.
But common sense isn't as common as we thought, because Big Tech is spending Big Money lobbying Gov. Hochul against signing my bill into law.
Friend, it's simple. New Yorkers want tech to make their lives better, not put their health and safety at risk. My RAISE Act ensures beneficial uses of AI can flourish while protecting our communities from the risks.
It's common-sense policies like these that I spend every day pursuing in Albany, and I'm asking for your help to keep working for you. Can you chip in today to help us unlock matching funds and power our reelection campaign? [[link removed]]
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Andrew
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Andrew Gounardes is a champion for the working class and middle class families that are the backbone of New York.
He’s passed more than 100 bills into law, including legislation to protect kids from harmful social media algorithms, close a loophole in the state’s wage theft law, strengthen payment protections for freelance workers, expand the life-saving school zone speed camera program, guarantee family death benefits for public workers who died from Covid-19, and help secure and expand benefits for 9/11 responders.
He is working to help make college more affordable for New York students, dismantle the legal protections that allow perpetrators of workplace harassment and discrimination to prey on vulnerable workers, tackle the housing crisis by making it easier to build more affordable housing, and as a daily transit rider, fighting to improve the reliability, accessibility, and accountability of the MTA for all New Yorkers.
Andrew and his wife Melanie live in Bay Ridge, where they are raising their two sons.
Andrew is a graduate of local parochial and public schools, Hunter College - CUNY, and the George Washington University Law School.
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