In testimony to the New York City Council Committee of the Whole at a hearing examining the risks posed by AI, Policy Director Brian J. Chen urges the City Council to protect New Yorkers from the dangerous and reckless corporate practices currently being perpetrated by leading AI companies. Industry self-regulation premised on narrow technical fixes is not nearly enough to protect the public from increasingly capable AI products and systems, he says. City lawmakers can and should require more of companies developing and deploying agentic AI, including by mandating strong reporting, assessment, and oversight requirements.