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What’s different about the development of AI from other technological advancements, like the internet or the space race? I spoke to Ezra Klein earlier this year about what makes this moment unique, and why we need a federal government that truly understands what’s at stake.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 16/10/2026

Before the serious security incidents of this summer, I spoke to @jonfavs.bsky.social about the risks and benefits of AI. In order to avoid the worst-case scenarios and make this technology beneficial for everyone, we need to give everyday people a say — not just a handful of Silicon Valley CEOs…

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 14/10/2026

The AI industry wants us to think we have to focus on one risk at a time. But the American people have multiple concerns that are all related: Jobs, safety for kids, privacy and security, accountability, and more.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 13/10/2026

A couple of big factors changed the conversation around AI risk in the past few months. Security incidents and warnings from former industry employees showed everyone how urgent and serious this issue is.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 11/10/2026

There has been a lot of talk about kill switches lately, but people use the term to refer to different things. Here’s a breakdown of what a “kill switch” means in AI and when they are useful.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 10/10/2026

What the AI industry is doing to meddle with our elections goes beyond typical Super PAC tactics. They don’t care how popular regulation is. They are not trying to win the debate. They are trying to intimidate elected officials from ever taking them on.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 09/10/2026

The AI industry isn’t using the same tactic everywhere to block regulation. Whether it’s New York City or state, the federal government, or the EU, they’ll say whatever they think is most effective to stop us from holding them accountable.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 07/10/2026

OpenAI might say that they’re done spending hundreds of millions on elections to block regulation - but we shouldn’t take them at their word on this. We need politicians in both parties to disavow this spending, and we need to keep putting pressure on OpenAI to follow their promise.

Politico: Bores on OpenAI's spending retreat: I'll believe it when I see it

With a photo of Alex Bores speaking at the Pro-Human Assembly

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 03/10/2026

Donald Trump’s AI whisperer David Sacks is trying to make AI regulation a partisan issue, but we know it’s not. Voters across the political spectrum want AI development to slow down.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 02/10/2026

Self-regulation is not enough. In order for us to hold these AI companies accountable, they need to be liable for harms.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 30/09/2026

Donald Trump says self-regulation is enough, but these companies are not acting in our best interests. We need strong government regulation to protect people from the looming threats to our lives and livelihoods.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 30/09/2026

When our president invites the AI industry CEOs as guests of honor for a lavish state dinner, does that signal that he’s going to hold them responsible? At @whodecidesai.bsky.social, we don’t think so. We need the 2028 Democratic nominee for president to be serious about taking on AI safety risks.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 29/09/2026

Without regulation, AI models will continue to get more intelligent and autonomous rapidly — putting us all at risk. But it’s not too late to act. @whodecidesai.bsky.social is fighting to give Americans a seat at the table as we make these critical decisions about the future of humanity.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 28/09/2026

During my campaign for Congress, the AI industry declared me their number one target in the country because I called for regulation of AI. I’m proud of the campaign we ran and the movement we’ve built together — and we’re not backing down.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 27/09/2026

It’s often easier to talk about problems than solutions. Here are four concrete things we can do to regulate AI: 1. Require AI companies to disclose safety incidents 2. Require monitoring to be turned on for all deployments 3. Require data retention 4. Verify chips are in authorized locations

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 27/09/2026

At UNESCO's Digital Learning Week in Paris, I spoke about the challenges and trade-offs when writing AI safety legislation. If your bill is too specific and focused, it could be out of date by the time it becomes a law.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 26/09/2026

OpenAI blatantly ignored Congress when asked to disclose additional AI hacking incidents after the Hugging Face hack. What else are they hiding? The American people deserve to know the truth.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 26/09/2026

Can AI be taught ethical behavior to help regulate its own actions, or will it always ignore boundaries to achieve its tasks? This is not an easy question to answer, but one thing is certain: we’re not ready to answer it yet.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 25/09/2026

I’m proud to have led the charge on AI legislation here in New York, along with so many great partners. It certainly hasn’t been easy: the AI industry poured millions of dollars into our state to try and block any real progress against AI safety risks.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 25/09/2026

By Election Day in 2028, our goal is that AI safety is a unifying issue in the Democratic Party, rather than a dividing one.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 25/09/2026

Another successful meeting of the Committee to Prevent Regulatory Capture

Trump, Xi, and tech CEOs at the state dinner

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 25/09/2026

It was great to talk with @chrislhayes.bsky.social about the serious AI security breaches this summer, and how we need to respond. The fact that OpenAI didn’t even know that its AI agents were responsible for the Hugging Face hack shows the massive lack of oversight within the industry.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 25/09/2026

Just finished up a week of productive conversations around the future of AI at the UN. Common themes: the threats we face are real, urgent, and solvable - but only if we work together and governments take action.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 24/09/2026

The RAISE Act is just the beginning — Americans are demanding more oversight and regulation of AI. We know the AI industry will try to make this law the ceiling of what’s possible. We also know that right now, politicians in Washington are trying to stop states from ever regulating AI again.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 23/09/2026

Protecting kids from AI safety risks is not a political issue. Thanks for having me on, @karaswisher.bsky.social.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 23/09/2026

The RAISE Act will hold large frontier AI developers in New York accountable, thanks to implementation by @governor.ny.gov and enforcement by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 23/09/2026

When @agounardes.bsky.social and I introduced the RAISE Act in 2025, the AI industry reacted fast — saying it was unnecessary, and we should trust these companies to regulate themselves.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 22/09/2026

At the A-I Policy Forum’s Politics of AI event, I spoke about the challenges of passing the RAISE Act here in New York. The opposition used scare tactics and blatant lies to try to block this legislation, and we’ve seen that exact same playbook against regulation in other states.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 22/09/2026

@whodecidesai.bsky.social polled Americans about AI safety risks because we can’t let the industry tell us what the problems are, and give us their own solutions. We need independent oversight and regulation, and we need leaders who will listen to voters’ concerns.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 21/09/2026

@futureoflife.org’s Pro-Human Assembly brought together leaders from across the political spectrum and Americans from all walks of life under one shared goal: to rein in AI before it’s too late.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 19/09/2026

When you build strong coalitions of people—real people—concerned about AI risks and who want a say, we can stand up to lobbyists and powerful interests. And that's what we managed to do with the RAISE Act in New York.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 18/09/2026

Our opponents—a handful of Silicon Valley billionaires—are already highly organized, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to lobby state governments and the White House, form PACs like Leading the Future, gather voter data, and circulate candidate questionnaires before races begin.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 17/09/2026

AI companies are betting that the issue of AI regulation is too complicated for everyday Americans to be allowed to have a say in. But AI raises much bigger questions about our values and our society.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 17/09/2026

It was great to speak about the future of AI, the need to give Americans a voice, and the urgency of taking action at A-I Policy Forum’s The Politics of AI event.

Alex Bores speaking at the A-I Policy Forum

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 17/09/2026

I was honored to speak at the Pro-Human Assembly on Tuesday — a collection of Americans from all sides of the political spectrum and all walks of life, coming together to demand humans have a voice in the future of AI.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 14/09/2026

As AI gets more powerful and better at deceiving even its own creators, we need to make sure everyone has a say in how this technology gets developed and gets deployed.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 13/09/2026

We don't let banks, pharma, or airlines regulate themselves, so why should we trust AI companies to make decisions about safety when they are economically incentivized to move as fast as possible? We need government to catch up and take action on AI safety policies.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 13/09/2026

AI companies can say publicly that they care about safety, but if they’re spending millions to water down regulations and defeat pro-AI safety candidates, then it’s just lip service.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 12/09/2026

It’s good news that both Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs are calling for national AI regulation. Now, we need to watch if their actions match their words.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 12/09/2026

One year. That's how long experts say we have to rein in AI before we see widespread attacks that materially harm people.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 11/09/2026

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we remember those we lost and honor the heroes who stood tall to help New Yorkers in the midst of our city's darkest day.

Alex Bores stands with other New York elected officials and community members at the 25th Annual East Side 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

Alex Bores speaks at the 25th Annual East Side 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 11/09/2026

Why do five Silicon Valley billionaires get to decide the future of AI for the American people? Our democracy is failing if we keep decisions out of the hands of the people it impacts.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 09/09/2026

International agreements to keep us safe from AI are difficult, but not impossible. In fact, every argument against them has already been defeated. Join me in Brussels as we review the scorecard.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 09/09/2026

The Hugging Face hacking incident shows that AI is moving faster than humans are able to understand on our own. But as AI models get more advanced, using the same models involved in deceiving humans to police themselves will cause real problems.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 08/09/2026

In cybersecurity, AI helps hackers, but it also helps you patch your software faster. The bio risk is different: AI can help someone design millions of new viruses, but you can't patch your own DNA overnight. This is exactly why we need stronger guardrails nationwide.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 02/09/2026

Right now, Americans have almost no voice in how AI is developed or deployed. That needs to change. From data centers to hacking incidents, AI is already affecting our lives, and we all deserve a say in what comes next.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 02/09/2026

This isn’t some far-off, science-fiction risk. Researchers have already shown how AI could make it easier to create a pathogen capable of starting a pandemic. Those capabilities are only getting more powerful and harder to control.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 01/09/2026

We need federal legislation around data centers to ensure information is public, lower energy bills and modernize grids, and monitor impacts on water and noise pollution. That’s how you can shape competition, and that’s how you deliver benefits for people.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 01/09/2026

Tech companies don’t get to race ahead while real people deal with the consequences. If they want to build data centers, local residents deserve a say — and projects should deliver real benefits for workers, the energy grid, and the people who live there.

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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 31/08/2026

Gene synthesis can create life-saving new drugs. It can also create a new virus. That's why I introduced a bill in the New York State Assembly to screen and regulate gene synthesis providers, which passed by unanimous vote this year.

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