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Comment by Chelsea Lemon

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Senior Director of Government Affairs at The Business Council of New York State; business policy advocate on New York regulation and competitiveness.
The onerous audit and reporting requirements for both AI developers and AI deployers are concerning for several reasons. The bill requires significant and costly third-party audits to be conducted by both developers and deployers. For any business to comply, they will be forced to hire an outside, independent auditor – and they will be at the mercy of whatever those costs may be. Small and medium-sized businesses will be most severely impacted by these substantial increased compliance costs.
AI Verified (Jan 15, 2026)
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Testimony of Chelsea Lemon submitted to the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Internet and Technology, January 15, 2026.
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Mandate third-party audits for major AI systems
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AI Verified The quote directly criticizes the bill's audit and reporting mandate and is clearly relevant to mandating third-party audits for major AI systems. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote argues the audit and reporting mandate creates costly compliance burdens, so the correct position on mandatory third-party audits is against. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Verbatim in Business Council testimony PDF on 2026-01-15: the source says onerous audit and reporting requirements create substantial compliance costs for businesses. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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