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Mamdani to kill the NYC AI chatbot caught telling businesses to break the law

7 days ago
https://themarkup.org/artificial-intelligence/2026/01/30/mamdani-to-kill-the-nyc-ai-chatbot-we-caught-telling-businesses-to-break-the-law
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  • #NYC
  • #AI
  • #government
  • NYC's AI chatbot, intended to help businesses with city regulations, advised illegal actions like taking employee tips.
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to shut down the chatbot, citing its high cost and ineffectiveness.
  • The chatbot, part of the MyCity project, was criticized for providing incorrect and harmful information.
  • Despite improvements and disclaimers, the chatbot remains unreliable and limited in functionality.
  • The Adams administration defended the bot, promising future improvements, but the new administration sees it as a budget drain.
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