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New York governor says she’s using AI to analyze ‘every single rule’ in the state

New York's governor is using AI to audit every state law—and finding decades of absurd regulations nobody knew existed.

Reporting by The Verge AI 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Government adoption of AI for regulatory modernization signals broader institutional shift toward AI-driven policy analysis, while highlighting the tension between AI skepticism (data center moratoriums) and pragmatic AI deployment.

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  1. New York Governor Kathy Hochul using AI to analyze all state rules, regulations, and policies

  2. Goal: identify and eliminate outdated legislation

  3. Examples of antiquated laws found: $25 dog hunting fee, permit requirement for pregnant workers after midnight

  4. Manual review would have taken ~5 years of staff-level work

  5. Hochul signed moratorium on new AI data centers in NY state

  6. Interview source: Bloomberg Odd Lots podcast

  7. Governor Hochul using AI to analyze every state rule, regulation, and policy

  8. New York signed moratorium on new AI data centers

  9. Manual law review would have taken 5+ years at staff level

  10. Examples of outdated laws: $25 dog hunting fee, midnight work permit requirements for pregnant people

  11. Deployment context: state-level governance automation

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Publisher excerpt: New York Governor Kathy Hochul might have just signed a moratorium on new AI data centers in the state, but she's not against using the technology herself. During an interview with Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast, Hochul said that her team is using "AI to analyze every single rule, regulation, [and]…
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