New York Passes Kids Chatbot Safety Bill, AI News Transparency Act, and Data Center Moratorium in Final Legislative Session

My take: Okay, here I'll actually applaud — carefully. New York wrapped its legislative session by passing five AI bills at once: one banning AI chatbots from building emotional relationships with minors (it passed 137-0 in the Assembly and 60-0 in the Senate — not a single opposing vote), one requiring news outlets to label AI-generated content, a one-year moratorium on permits for new data centers above 20 megawatts, and two more covering training data transparency and AI-assisted surveillance pricing. Governor Hochul has until December 31 to sign or veto. What strikes me isn't just WHAT they passed, but HOW: nearly unanimously, without the usual political circus. It's like when a condo finally votes to fix the elevator and everyone says yes without anyone pulling out the complaints book first 😅. If Hochul signs, New York becomes — in a single day — the most AI-regulated state in the entire US. I build with AI every day and I genuinely want these laws to WORK, not just sit on a press release.