Mamdani ties AI boom to housing bubble, backs NY data pause
TL;DR
- NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani told WIRED he sees AI as a potential bubble and answered yes when asked whether it could pop.
- He said he supports New York state's proposed one-year pause on data center construction.
- His city-level AI agenda includes a ban on generative AI for students from 2K through eighth grade and limits on chatbot 'doom loops.'
Asked by WIRED whether he trusts 'the Sam Altmans of the world,' New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said no.
"There's an investment in the idea that this is so complicated that the only rational response should be that we trust those who created it," Mamdani told WIRED in an interview published November 3. He told the magazine he sees echoes of the housing bubble in the AI economy. Asked whether that bubble could pop, he answered yes. No timeline, no loss estimate.
Mamdani said he supports New York state's proposed one-year pause on data center construction. His city-level AI agenda runs on three visible pieces: a planned ban on generative AI for students from 2K through eighth grade, limits on chatbot "doom loops" in customer service, and a rule barring AI-generated apartment images in listings.
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Ahead of the midterms, WIRED talked to New York City’s mayor about data centers, AI in schools, and the future of the Democratic party.
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Originally reported by wired.com
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