Power & Politics: Regulating AI; Croton-on-Hudson receives top economic achievement
This week's guests include Sortile CEO Constanza Gomez and Croton-on-Hudson Village Mayor Brian Pugh.
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Regulating Artificial Intelligence
There are more than 100 bills circulating through Congress that would regulate artificial intelligence in one way or another, but lawmakers remain mostly gridlocked on how to proceed.
The issue is that the technology is so new and changing so rapidly that elected officials are mostly unsure how to move forward.
Constanza Gomez is the CEO of Sortile, a Scarsdale-based AI textile company.
She recently met with federal lawmakers, including U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, to discuss how startups are leveraging AI technology and why crafting balanced AI legislation is extremely important.
"It's not just different for lawmakers, it's a technology that's extremely new and evolving at a speed that is unprecedented and that is part of what makes it so difficult to regulate," she said.
She said regulation is critical to protect the public but it shouldn't stifle creativity and innovation.
Croton Receives Environmental Honors
The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation announced the Village of Croton-on-Hudson was recertified as a silver-level climate smart community, the highest tier in the program.
The announcement, made earlier this month, came just ahead of Climate Week 2024.
Among the 426 municipalities participating in the program, only 3% have reached the silver certification level.
"It is tremendously validating for the village, especially the hardworking sustainability committee," Croton-on-Hudson Village Mayor Brian Pugh said.
Green initiatives include solar arrays at the DPW and firehouse, electric vehicle-charging stations, heat pump projects and municipal electric vehicles.
The nearly completed solar canopy project at the Croton Train Station will be the largest solar installation on municipal property in the state.
