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In today’s CapCon, meet Sally. She’s smart. She’s savvy. And she could be what prompts New York to enact a statewide policy on artificial intelligence in schools.
The humanoid robot was set to be deployed as an AI-powered teacher’s aide at a school district in western New York this fall until last week, when the school pulled the plug over concerns from the state.
There are now fresh calls for a permanent policy on how AI can and can’t be used in schools. Here’s what education officials and lawmakers had to say in response.
Then, a utility company in western New York is getting a $30 million refund after the state agreed that it had overpaid its taxes over a handful of years.
But it’s seeking to take part of that overpayment and set it aside for shareholders instead of returning it all to ratepayers. A new bill seeks to set new rules around that kind of recoupment.
Later, shootings are down in several municipalities around the state this year compared to 2025, according to new data released by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. But they’re up in others. Here are the numbers.
Plus, the state comptroller’s office is out with a new audit that found the state failed to properly oversee a program meant to assist disabled military veterans.
Names in today’s CapCon: Sally, Melinda Person, Betty A. Rosa, Kathy Hochul, J.P. O'Hare, Michael Benedetto, Shelley Mayer, Thomas P. DiNapoli, Adam Bello, Jeremy Cooney
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