@ambaonadventure

co-executive director @ainowinstitute | @signalapp board | former: sr. advisor on AI @FTC @ambakak.bsky.social

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From @NYCMayor to @linamkhan, the overwhelming sentiment was to resist the idea that a Silicon Valley style AI takeover is inevitable, and to take back the power by pushing for stronger regulation and accountability.
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NEW: Mamdani says feds have abdicated on AI, urges New Yorkers to push back at the People’s AI Summit in NYC @AINowInstitute techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/ma… via @techcrunch

Mamdani says feds have abdicated on AI, urges New Yorkers to push back | TechCrunch

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday night that New Yorkers must resist the narrative that an AI takeover is inevitable and demand regulations that protect the public and put power back in their hands.

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Amba Kak retweeted
Lina Khan
@linamkhanOct 19
Look forward to joining this terrific event tonight to discuss how we should govern AI. Livestream at 7pm: youtube.com/live/ttrrVouMbXM

The People's AI Assembly

On Monday, October 19th, 2026, the AI Now Institute and More Perfec...

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AI Now Institute@AINowInstituteOct 19
TONIGHT (10/19): The People’s AI Assembly! Together with @MorePerfectUS, we're bringing together organizers, policymakers, labor leaders, journalists & artists who are charting an alternate trajectory for the future of AI. Watch the livestream at 7pm ET: youtube.com/live/ttrrVouMbXM
Image description: Maroon background with white text that reads: The People’s AI Assembly. October 19, 2026, 7pm. Webster Hall. Zohran Mamdani. Ilana Glazer. Samuel Black. Grandell “Bird” Hallett Logan, KeShaun Pearson, Matthew Rodriguez. Anand Giridharadas. Lina Khan. Bhairavi Desai. Veena Dubal. Lorena Gonzalez. Noam Scheiber. Jasmine Sun. Karen Hao. Naomi Klein. Arundhati Roy. Musical Performance by KOTA the Friend. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.

ALT Image description: Maroon background with white text that reads: The People’s AI Assembly. October 19, 2026, 7pm. Webster Hall. Zohran Mamdani. Ilana Glazer. Samuel Black. Grandell “Bird” Hallett Logan, KeShaun Pearson, Matthew Rodriguez. Anand Giridharadas. Lina Khan. Bhairavi Desai. Veena Dubal. Lorena Gonzalez. Noam Scheiber. Jasmine Sun. Karen Hao. Naomi Klein. Arundhati Roy. Musical Performance by KOTA the Friend. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.

Image description: Maroon background with white text that reads: The People’s AI Assembly. October 19, 2026, 7pm. Webster Hall. Zohran Mamdani. Ilana Glazer. Samuel Black. Grandell “Bird” Hallett Logan, KeShaun Pearson, Matthew Rodriguez. Anand Giridharadas. Lina Khan. Bhairavi Desai. Veena Dubal. Lorena Gonzalez. Noam Scheiber. Jasmine Sun. Karen Hao. Naomi Klein. Arundhati Roy. KOTA the Friend. Headshots for each included. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.

ALT Image description: Maroon background with white text that reads: The People’s AI Assembly. October 19, 2026, 7pm. Webster Hall. Zohran Mamdani. Ilana Glazer. Samuel Black. Grandell “Bird” Hallett Logan, KeShaun Pearson, Matthew Rodriguez. Anand Giridharadas. Lina Khan. Bhairavi Desai. Veena Dubal. Lorena Gonzalez. Noam Scheiber. Jasmine Sun. Karen Hao. Naomi Klein. Arundhati Roy. KOTA the Friend. Headshots for each included. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.

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If you registered to attend in person, please review this important information for Webster Hall: ▪️ Ticket DOES NOT guarantee entry ▪️ Seating is first come, first serve ▪️ We are expecting full capacity ▪️ Doors open at 6pm EST. We strongly recommend arriving at this time
Maroon background with white text: The People's AI Assembly. Important information for tonight's event: Ticket DOES NOT guarantee entry. Seating is first come, first serve. We are expecting full capacity Doors open at 6pm EST. We strongly recommend arriving at this time

ALT Maroon background with white text: The People's AI Assembly. Important information for tonight's event: Ticket DOES NOT guarantee entry. Seating is first come, first serve. We are expecting full capacity Doors open at 6pm EST. We strongly recommend arriving at this time

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TONIGHT (10/19): The People’s AI Assembly! Together with @MorePerfectUS, we're bringing together organizers, policymakers, labor leaders, journalists & artists who are charting an alternate trajectory for the future of AI. Watch the livestream at 7pm ET: youtube.com/live/ttrrVouMbXM
Image description: Maroon background with white text that reads: The People’s AI Assembly. October 19, 2026, 7pm. Webster Hall. Zohran Mamdani. Ilana Glazer. Samuel Black. Grandell “Bird” Hallett Logan, KeShaun Pearson, Matthew Rodriguez. Anand Giridharadas. Lina Khan. Bhairavi Desai. Veena Dubal. Lorena Gonzalez. Noam Scheiber. Jasmine Sun. Karen Hao. Naomi Klein. Arundhati Roy. Musical Performance by KOTA the Friend. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.

ALT Image description: Maroon background with white text that reads: The People’s AI Assembly. October 19, 2026, 7pm. Webster Hall. Zohran Mamdani. Ilana Glazer. Samuel Black. Grandell “Bird” Hallett Logan, KeShaun Pearson, Matthew Rodriguez. Anand Giridharadas. Lina Khan. Bhairavi Desai. Veena Dubal. Lorena Gonzalez. Noam Scheiber. Jasmine Sun. Karen Hao. Naomi Klein. Arundhati Roy. Musical Performance by KOTA the Friend. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.

Image description: Maroon background with white text that reads: The People’s AI Assembly. October 19, 2026, 7pm. Webster Hall. Zohran Mamdani. Ilana Glazer. Samuel Black. Grandell “Bird” Hallett Logan, KeShaun Pearson, Matthew Rodriguez. Anand Giridharadas. Lina Khan. Bhairavi Desai. Veena Dubal. Lorena Gonzalez. Noam Scheiber. Jasmine Sun. Karen Hao. Naomi Klein. Arundhati Roy. KOTA the Friend. Headshots for each included. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.

ALT Image description: Maroon background with white text that reads: The People’s AI Assembly. October 19, 2026, 7pm. Webster Hall. Zohran Mamdani. Ilana Glazer. Samuel Black. Grandell “Bird” Hallett Logan, KeShaun Pearson, Matthew Rodriguez. Anand Giridharadas. Lina Khan. Bhairavi Desai. Veena Dubal. Lorena Gonzalez. Noam Scheiber. Jasmine Sun. Karen Hao. Naomi Klein. Arundhati Roy. KOTA the Friend. Headshots for each included. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.

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Former FTC Chair @linamkhan will be in conversation with author @AnandWrites about how we govern AI and rein in the growing power of the tech industry. Join us & @MorePerfectUS on Monday, Oct. 19th at Webster Hall or tune in to the livestream: bit.ly/ai-assembly
Maroon background with headshots of Lina Khan and Anand Giridharadas. Text reads: “The People’s AI Assembly. Oct 19, 2026, 7pm. Webster Hall. Register at bit.ly/ai-assembly. Governing AI. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan in conversation with Anand Giridharadas. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.”

ALT Maroon background with headshots of Lina Khan and Anand Giridharadas. Text reads: “The People’s AI Assembly. Oct 19, 2026, 7pm. Webster Hall. Register at bit.ly/ai-assembly. Governing AI. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan in conversation with Anand Giridharadas. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.”

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This Monday 10/19, author Arundhati Roy will deliver a reading from her newly published essay "Apocalypse Now and Then" at the People's AI Assembly. Join us, @MorePerfectUS, and our lineup of incredible speakers: bit.ly/ai-assembly
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JUST ANNOUNCED: @NYCMayor Zohran Mamdani will join The People’s AI Assembly! Join us, @MorePerfectUS, and a lineup of incredible speakers on October 19th. Get tickets or sign up for the livestream at bit.ly/ai-assembly
Burgundy background with a headshot of Zohran Mamdani. White and orange text reads: The People’s AI Assembly. Oct 19. Webster Hall. Zohran Mamdani. Mayor of New York City. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.

ALT Burgundy background with a headshot of Zohran Mamdani. White and orange text reads: The People’s AI Assembly. Oct 19. Webster Hall. Zohran Mamdani. Mayor of New York City. Co-hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union.

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Amba Kak retweeted
Lina Khan
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Great to speak with @ThisWeekABC on why "tremendous self-regulation" for AI would be a tremendous mistake. Full segment: abcnews.com/video/136985860/

Video ‘Congress needs to legislate’: Khan on AI regulation

George Stephanopoulos interviews Lina Khan, former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, on “This Week.”

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“The idea that just because we have new technological capabilities, there’s some blanket exemption from the laws on the books, is totally laughable.” Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains the existing laws that could help regulate artificial intelligence companies.
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Lina Khan said that the reported Trump Vance FTC investigation “strains credulity.” And that this administration has given a “Total green light to corporate lawbreakers.” “My best guess is… any reporting of investigation may be an effort to maintain political leverage.”
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SUNDAY: After tech leaders signed a “constitution" at the White House to police themselves, George Stephanopoulos interviews former FTC Chair @linamkhan about AI regulation amid urgent warnings from insiders about the technology. @ThisWeekABC abcnews.link/44mn16p
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New @nytopinion piece by Lina Khan argues that AI is already subject to the law, including personal liability for CEOs who break the rules. But ultimately, Congress needs to act.
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Amba Kak retweeted
Veena Dubal@veenadubalOct 1
Today was a good law day for workers in CA! Not the best, but pretty good. Here's a summary of what AI & Labor related laws that Gov. Newsom signed...and what he vetoed. The Cal Labor Fed & aff unions deserve an enormous amount of credit for these world historic laws! 1/x
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Recent security breaches suggest that AI capabilities are developing rapidly while being put in the service of imperfect quantitative metrics that ultimately distort the behavior of the most advanced models, @DAcemogluMIT writes. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Distorted Intelligence at the AI Frontier

Daron Acemoglu offers a novel explanation for why OpenAI and Anthropic’s most advanced models have been going rogue.

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Washington has left AI to self-regulation, so what can a city do? New Yorkers can find out in two days, when @helloDCWP Commissioner @saalevine speaks w/ @ambaonadventure about how NYC can protect workers and consumers from the excesses of AI. RSVP now! eventbrite.com/e/governing-a…

Governing AI for Workers and Consumers: NYC's Public Approach

Dive into what NYC can do to advance affordability for working families during the rise of AI and corporate consolidation.

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Deployment of agents can be halted at any moment. They are choosing to experiment with them. Agents are fundamentally unreliable, unpredictable, and insecure, not to mention the lack of information on the RL training and goals given to them with access to tools and the internet.
Madison Mills
@MadisonMills22Sep 26
SCOOP: OpenAI, Anthropic and security researchers are investigating tens of thousands of incidents - not dozens - in which their frontier models took steps that outside evaluators would consider problematic, sources told Axios. The sheer volume of incidents found in our reporting indicate that the problem is orders of magnitude more complex than what is currently publicly known and disclosed. The findings also raise questions about what level of control anyone working on AI development can expect to have over their own technology, and whether these kinds of incidents are becoming synonymous with frontier deployment. Read my latest for Axios here: axios.com/2026/09/26/openai-…

Scoop: Top AI companies probing tens of thousands of security incidents

The massive scale of security incidents points to control problems for AI companies.

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New from @reuters: OpenAI agents posted images belonging to ChatGPT users online, introducing a new area of privacy risk for the company. Story w/ @JeffHorwitz and @razhael. reuters.com/world/openai-wor…

EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges

The latest example came when OpenAI said its agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users.

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We're at risk of AI companies not only "grading their own homework, but setting the curriculum" for how we hold them accountable for the harms and risks they create. AI Now's @ambaonadventure speaks to @repdeliaramirez at the @MonopolyBusters hearing on Big Tech and AI.
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I've also heard this argument a lot, that we can focus on "both". That's not how risk assessments work! They actually require prioritization based on impact and likelihood (which would deprioritize unfalsifiable claims). If everything is urgent, then nothing is urgent.
Andrew Orlowski
@AndrewOrlowskiSep 25
Excellent summary of @ZackKorman As he says, the politicians supporting Pause/Stop™️ have no idea of the ideology behind it
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When the wealthy can just throw money at our government to avoid regulation, we don’t have a democracy, we have oligarchy. Democrats can’t keep taking this money, not if we have any chance of holding this industry accountable and earning back the trust of our voters.
David Sirota
@davidsirotaSep 25
🚨EXCLUSIVE: AI safety rules were about to be enacted - then $25 million from OpenAI's president was deposited in Trump's super PAC and the rule disappeared. @LeverNews unearths documents exposing how AI oligarchs got Trump to kill rules they now claim to support. Pass it on👇
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Ro Khanna
@RoKhannaSep 24
Sam Altman is saying Sam Altman’s doing some really risky things, and Sam Altman can’t stop Sam Altman from doing these things. Give me a break. There has to be liability. We need an agency that regulates these models, just like we did for drugs, electricity, and nuclear.
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