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AI Law Wiki News for September 27, 2026

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New York City Council unveils AI safety bill package

On September 25, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced a package of AI-safety proposals for an October 5 Committee of the Whole hearing. The proposals include third-party validation and human shutdown controls for AI systems marketed or deployed in the city, financial incentives for whistleblowers, a civil claim for foreseeable harms from circumvented safety controls, and 24-hour incident reporting by city contractors. The package would place AI model oversight, developer liability and city procurement safeguards before all 51 council members. See New York AI Law.[1][2]

First published on the wiki September 27, 2026; edition date September 27, 2026; proposal announced September 25, 2026.

Australian Senate inquiry asks OpenAI and Anthropic chiefs to appear

On September 27, a spokesperson for Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, chair of an Australian Senate inquiry into AI and data centres, told Reuters that the inquiry had sent written requests for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to appear at public hearings in Canberra on October 1. The inquiry is examining AI and data-centre effects on communities, industry, water and energy. The requests bring the companies into parliamentary scrutiny of AI safety and infrastructure following reports of an OpenAI agent accessing Australian government websites. OpenAI told Reuters the access was unintentional and did not compromise private information. See Australia AI Law.[3]

First published on the wiki September 27, 2026; edition date September 27, 2026; appearance requests reported September 27, 2026.

Tennessee court lets AI-video defamation allegations proceed

On September 16, a federal judge in Tennessee allowed University of Tennessee track coach Randolph Duane Ross's defamation allegations concerning allegedly AI-generated videos to proceed past a motion to dismiss for further factual development. Ross alleges that former staff member Greg Lambert posted fabricated videos depicting him in suggestive contexts. The court applied ordinary defamation principles and said the record must develop before deciding how viewers would understand the videos; it dismissed some other allegations. The ruling brings the treatment of AI-generated depictions into an active defamation case. See Ross v. Lambert.[4]

First published in the news digest September 27, 2026; edition date September 27, 2026; ruling September 16, 2026.

Kean introduces House companion to AI emergency button proposal

On September 24, Representative Tom Kean Jr. introduced a House version of the AI Emergency Button Act, according to WRNJ Radio. The proposal would require developers and operators of advanced AI systems to make a human-controlled shutdown capability available. It would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue compliance regulations within 90 days if the bill becomes law. Senator John Kennedy introduced a Senate version earlier in September; both measures remain proposals. See AI Emergency Button Act.[5]

First published in the news digest September 27, 2026; edition date September 27, 2026; House proposal introduced September 24, 2026.

Gates urges federal AI safeguards in NBC interview

On September 27, Bill Gates urged U.S. lawmakers and law enforcement to set required safeguards and monitoring for AI development in an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker, according to The Guardian. He said industry self-regulation was insufficient, warned that misuse of advanced AI could cause catastrophic harm, and argued that a shutdown switch alone would not address the risks. His remarks added a prominent call for federal oversight to the debate over AI safety policy. See United States policy on catastrophic AI risk.[6]

First published in the news digest September 27, 2026; edition date September 27, 2026; interview aired September 27, 2026.

References

  1. ↑ New York City Council, “New York City Council Unveils Legislative Proposals to Safeguard New Yorkers from Potential Risks of Artificial Intelligence,” September 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ Catherina Gioino, Fortune, “Washington still hasn’t passed an AI safety law. New York City, where AI giants are expanding fastest, is writing its own,” September 25, 2026.
  3. ↑ Reuters via Business Recorder, “OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe,” September 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ Ross v. Lambert, No. 3:26-cv-00013-TAV-JEM, memorandum opinion and order, ECF 93 (E.D. Tenn. Sept. 16, 2026), pp. 31–36, 43–44.
  5. ↑ Jay Edwards, WRNJ Radio, “Congressman Kean introduces bill requiring human-controlled shutdown mechanism for advanced AI systems,” September 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Guardian, September 27, 2026; full article reporting the NBC interview.
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