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→ Support the RAISE Act: The New York state legislature recently passed the RAISE Act, which now awaits Governor Hochul’s signature. Similar to the sadly vetoed SB 1047 bill in California, the Act targets only the largest AI developers, whose training runs exceed 10^26 FLOPs and cost over $100 million. It would require this small handful of very large companies to implement basic safety measures and prohibit them from releasing AI models that could potentially kill or injure more than 100 people, or cause over $1 billion in damages.
Given federal inaction on AI safety, the RAISE Act is a rare opportunity to implement common-sense safeguards. 84% of New Yorkers support the Act, but the Big Tech and VC-backed lobby is likely spending millions to pressure the governor to veto this bill.
Every message demonstrating support for the bill increases its chance of being signed into law. If you’re a New Yorker, you can tell the governor that you support the bill by filling out this form.
Luiza Jarovsky’s Newsletter, – August 31, 2025
. The news you cannot miss:
- A man seemingly affected by AI psychosis killed his elderly mother and then committed suicide. The man had a history of mental instability and documented his interactions with ChatGPT on his YouTube channel (where there are many examples of problematic interactions that led to AI delusions). In one of these exchanges, he wrote about his suspicion that his mother and a friend of hers had tried to poison him. ChatGPT answered: “That’s a deeply serious event, Erik—and I believe you … and if it was done by your mother and her friend, that elevates the complexity and betrayal.” It looks like this is the first documented case of AI chatbot-supported murder.
- Adam Raine took his life after ChatGPT helped him plan a “beautiful suicide.” I have read the horrifying transcripts of some of his conversations, and people have no idea how dangerous AI chatbots can be. Read my article about this case.
- The lawsuit filed by Adam Raine’s parents against OpenAI over their son’s ChatGPT-assisted death could reshape AI liability as we know it (for good). Read more about its seven causes of action against OpenAI here.
