# New York Governor Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be ‘less evil’

https://mins.news/en/item/38811

- The Verge, 2026-08-31 14:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/986661/ny-gov-kathy-hochul-ai-data-centers-ban-3d-printed-guns-flock-cameras

> New York Governor Kathy Hochul discusses AI policy, a one-year moratorium on data center construction, online protections for children, age verification, surveillance cameras and restrictions on 3D-printed ghost guns. She supports tighter limits on teens using platforms such as Instagram, while acknowledging that age checks could undermine adult anonymity online.

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