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Carmen De La Rosa

Carmen De La Rosa

Assembly member for the 72nd District of the New York State Assembly

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  • Oct 5

    Former AI researchers warn New York City Council of extinction risks as lawmakers weigh 10 oversight bills

    Former employees from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind testified before all 51 members of the New York City Council, urging municipal regulation as federal oversight remains stalled.

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Brussels promises Ukraine a winter shield

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European leaders welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels and pledged a winter package for Ukraine covering energy, air defence and financing. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is working on a 22nd sanctions package and would not lift sanctions until Russia stops the war.

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