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Andrew Gounardes

State senator

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  • Member of the New York State Senate (26th district; 22nd before 2023), New York State Senate (Democratic Party)January 1, 2019–now · Wikidata

Wikidata: Q60676416

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“Contrary to what you heard earlier today, the companies that testified in this room today and their army of lobbyists spent millions of dollars to defeat that version of the bill”
Big Tech Execs Asked: Is There A Chance AI Can Escape Human Control And Cause 'Catastrophic Harm?'Forbes Breaking News, October 5, 2026 (said). Speaking as: Politician. As quoted by the source, not their own text. Gounardes, the state senator who sponsored the RAISE Act, in testimony; amNY says the original version had third-party audits, whistleblower protections and higher fines.

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    Big Tech Execs Asked: Is There A Chance AI Can Escape Human Control And Cause 'Catastrophic Harm?'

    Forbes Breaking News posted clips of the New York City Council's 5 October 2026 hearing, where Google, Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic representatives testified under oath. Titles and descriptions say the questions covered catastrophic harm, the RAISE Act, legal liability, hospitals, cyber defense, self-generating code, privacy breaches, ICE and children's AI addiction. amNY reports none gave a risk figure.