NYC council speaker: It's up to local governments to regulate AI

According to CNBC's description, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin tells The Exchange how local governments can regulate AI, as President Donald Trump urges companies to police themselves.

Why it matters

The same thing, for different readers.

For lawmakers

City leaders are staking a claim to regulate AI while the President is described as urging companies to police themselves, a federal-local gap.

The record

Questions
Who can demand evidence, delay a release or stop an unsafe deployment?
People
Julie Menin (Speaks, Speaker, New York City Council) · Donald Trump (Mentioned, President)
What we read
We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
Found by
The Radar, run of October 12, 2026, via yt-cnbc-television (tier 1: the source’s own channel or an official record)
Cite this
CNBC Television, “NYC council speaker: It's up to local governments to regulate AI”, October 6, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/cnbc-2026-10-06-menin-local-governments-regulate-ai
Our noteslight lane: written from the triage excerpt only, source not opened. Short clip with a one-sentence description. The claim that Trump urges companies to police themselves is CNBC's wording; we did not check what was said or when. Which local powers Menin means is not stated.