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In today’s CapCon, read what top AI companies told City Council Speaker Julie Menin about the chances their products will kill us all and what they’re doing about it.
Then, a deep dive into the latest campaign filings in the race for governor, including who’s boosting who and a question over contributions claimed for a public match.
And, the state has set a date for its anticipated technical briefing on data centers before new regulations are written on connecting them to the grid.
Names in today’s CapCon: Julie Menin, Morgan Dwyer, Alice Friend, Shane Cahill, Logan Graham, Jacob Coxon, Kathy Hochul, Bruce Blakeman, Thomas Tisch, Alice Tisch, Michael Gianaris, John Ferretti, Jake Blumencranz, Edward F. Cox, Saritha Komatireddy,
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