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summary: "The New York City Council is considering a bill that would fine AI vendors $25K for every model sold or deployed in the city that has not passed independent outside validation. The proposed law would also mandate a shutdown capability to allow a human operator to temporarily or permanently stop a model from working. The legislation would require certified validators to grade models on data provenance, bias, and privacy before certifying readiness to the city's Cyber Command."
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# NYC Introduces First\-of\-Its\-Kind $25K Fine for Unvalidated AI Models

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**Published:** 2026-10-05T17:10:00.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation

## Summary

The New York City Council is considering a bill that would fine AI vendors $25K for every model sold or deployed in the city that has not passed independent outside validation\. The proposed law would also mandate a shutdown capability to allow a human operator to temporarily or permanently stop a model from working\. The legislation would require certified validators to grade models on data provenance, bias, and privacy before certifying readiness to the city's Cyber Command\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/nyc-introduces-first-of-its-kind-25k-fine-for-unvalidated-ai-models-1d63553d>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/CNBC/status/2107060001306968521>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2107131876196700423>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/business/status/2107153910255304750>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/GaryMarcus/status/2106021408518353226>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/GaryMarcus/status/2107132112138813788>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/steph_palazzolo/status/2107137107747537274>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/ScooterCasterNY/status/2107140997754839305>)