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Lowestoft MP Jess Asato gave evidence to a New York hearing on AI developers, while the city says it plans to regulate them, the BBC reports.

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The BBC’s headline says SpaceXAI did not attend. The available report details do not explain what Asato told the hearing or what rules New York plans to introduce, so the significance is the policy debate taking shape, not any specific proposal.

Discuss: Should AI companies be expected to attend public hearings about proposed rules, or should lawmakers focus on evidence from independent experts and affected communities?

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    New York City Council had subpoenaed five major AI developers to testify at its 5 October hearing; four attended, while SpaceXAI sent no representative, the BBC reports. Council speaker Julie Menin said the city would pursue the company through the courts, calling its absence a “direct violation”.

    Jess Asato, the Lowestoft MP who gave evidence, told the BBC she was seeking to bring the UK debate over AI-generated sexualised images to New York. She said women are disproportionately targeted, and cited figures on deepfake pornography and elected representatives.

    The hearing also touched on the limits of city-level action: Menin said New York needed to act in the absence of federal regulation of AI developers. The BBC reports that Asato is suing xAI in the UK over images created using Grok; xAI had not filed a defence at the time of the report.

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    • 'Arrogant' SpaceXAI does not attend Suffolk MP's NYC testimony - BBC: The BBC reports that four of five subpoenaed AI developers attended New York City Council’s 5 October hearing, and that the city said it would pursue SpaceXAI in court after its absence. Asato’s statements and the UK lawsuit are attributed, not presented as established findings.

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