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Kristen Gonzalez

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Kristen Gonzalez is a New York state senator representing the 59th District and chairing the Senate’s Internet and Technology Committee and Elections Committee.

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DI has documented statements by Kristen Gonzalez on Artificial Intelligence, Basketball, and Consumer Protection, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Kristen Gonzalez

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Kristen Gonzalez

Role at the time: New York state senator

Mixed or conditional

Statement summary

Kristen Gonzalez signs the joint statement demanding an end to NYPD assistance for ICE and disbandment of SRG. It calls for Tisch to be fired if she refuses those changes.

“Action: Signed an October 9 statement calling for Tisch to be fired if she refuses to end police assistance for ICE and disband the Strategic Response Group.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Seventeen New York officials and nominees respond to the Marble Hill confrontation · Diana MorenoAll four original images; condition in image 3; names and roles in image 4; tagged signer reply at https://x.com/DianaforQueens/status/2108659268077686897
Why we used this label

The reference is retaining Tisch. The statement makes her dismissal depend on an express condition about her response to the signers' demands.

Read statementShould Zohran Mamdani remove Jessica Tisch after the Marble Hill ICE confrontation?
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Kristen Gonzalez

Role at the time: New York state senator and Internet and Technology Committee chair

Condemned

Response to this claim

New York City should postpone its current high-school AI pilots until the tools can be assessed against clear criteria.

“Chancellor Samuels should postpone these pilots until the tools can be properly assessed.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Gonzalez and De La Rosa: NYC AI guidance falls short of responsible use · Kristen GonzalezJoint quotation; paragraph urging postponement of high-school pilots
Why we used this label

Rejects proceeding with the current pilots; possible later assessed use does not change the present objection.

Read statementShould schools pause student-facing AI despite Microsoft’s new privacy safeguards?
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Kristen Gonzalez

Role at the time: New York state senator and technology committee chair

Condemned

Statement summary

Gonzalez expresses alarm about biometric oversight after MSG excluded an attorney and calls for privacy regulation.

“If Madison Square Garden can use biometric technology to ban an attorney from its premises, what recourse is there for the average New Yorker? I'm alarmed by the lack of oversight regulating the use of biometric technologies by both private and public entities in the State.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)New York officials and privacy advocates oppose MSG's facial-recognition exclusionsStatements by Gonzalez, Krueger, Simone and Fox Cahn
Why we used this label

Reference point: MSG's policy of excluding lawyers at firms suing it. Gonzalez asks what recourse ordinary New Yorkers have if MSG can ban an attorney with biometric technology and says the lack of oversight is alarming. The question treats the exclusion as a misuse of the technology, so the statement is criticism. Mixed or conditional loses because Gonzalez expresses no support for any part of the practice.

Read statementJames Dolan defends MSG's facial-recognition lawyer exclusions; New York officials object

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