New York Gov. Kathy Hochul met with her FutureMeet Commission to discuss artificial intelligence's impact on the state's workforce, according to a report published Oct. 2, 2026. Hochul said she expects the commission to propose new policies based on its findings by the end of December, covering job placement and training, support for small businesses and job quality.
Hochul Meets FutureMeet Commission, Expects AI Workforce Proposals by End of December
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul met with her FutureMeet Commission to discuss artificial intelligence's impact on the state's workforce, according to a report published Oct. 2, 2026. Hochul said she expects the commission to propose new policies based on its findings by the end of December, covering job placement and training, support for small businesses and job quality.
The commission is part of Hochul's initiative to promote AI safety and regulation, the report said. It held listening sessions with stakeholders representing jobs affected by artificial intelligence, such as customer service.
The Responsible AI Safety Education (RAISE) Act will require major frontier AI developers to register with the state and comply with strict incident-reporting standards starting in November, according to the report. Hochul said she will seek opportunities to expand on the RAISE Act in the coming months.
Earlier this year, Hochul signed an executive order establishing the nation's first moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, which the report said was intended to protect communities from data center projects and to ensure communities receive benefits. The data centers are needed to power AI, the report said.
Hochul described the state's position on AI regulation and on the possibility of a kill switch in remarks reported as follows: "We're standing at a critical juncture in the history of our economy, and perhaps even our entire society. AI could be the most impactful technological revolution since the invention of the internet." She also said: "This is uncharted territory; no state, no country, no time in our history has faced the specter of needing a kill switch."
- The source does not name the members of the FutureMeet Commission or state how many people sit on it.
- The source does not state when the commission's listening sessions were held or what they produced.
- The source does not state what the RAISE Act's incident-reporting standards require, which developers are covered, or what penalties apply.
- The source does not give the date earlier this year when Hochul signed the executive order on hyperscale data centers.
- The source does not state the scope or duration of the hyperscale data center moratorium or which projects it affects.