Assembly Bill A10103B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires warnings on generative artificial intelligence systems

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Current Bill Status Via S9450 - On Floor Calendar

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A10103 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9450
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-zzzzzz, Gen Bus L

2023-A10103 - Summary

Requires the owner, licensee or operator of a generative artificial intelligence system to conspicuously display a warning on the system's user interface that is reasonably calculated to consistently apprise the user that the outputs of the generative artificial intelligence system may be inaccurate and/or inappropriate.

2023-A10103 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10103
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Science and Technology
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring warn-
   ings on generative artificial intelligence systems
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 399-zzzzzz to read as follows:
   §  399-ZZZZZZ. WARNINGS ON GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.
 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE  FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A)  "GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A COMBINA-
 TION OF COMPUTER CODE AND NUMERICAL VALUES DESIGNED  TO  USE  ARTIFICIAL
 INTELLIGENCE TO GENERATE OUTPUTS IN THE FORM OF EXPRESSIVE MATERIAL SUCH
 AS TEXT, IMAGES, AUDIO, OR VIDEO AND IS DESIGNED FOR USE BY CONSUMERS.
   (B)  "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" SHALL MEAN AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM DESIGNED
 TO PERFORM A TASK TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN INTELLIGENCE OR COGNI-
 TIVE FUNCTION.
   2. THE OWNER, LICENSEE OR OPERATOR OF A GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLI-
 GENCE SYSTEM SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAY A WARNING ON THE SYSTEM'S  USER
 INTERFACE THAT IS REASONABLY CALCULATED TO CONSISTENTLY APPRISE THE USER
 THAT THE OUTPUTS OF THE GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM MAY BE
 INACCURATE.
   3.  WHERE  SUCH OWNER, LICENSEE OR OPERATOR OF A GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL
 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FAILS TO PROVIDE THE WARNING REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISION
 TWO OF THIS SECTION, SUCH OWNER, LICENSEE OR OPERATOR SHALL BE  ASSESSED
 A  CIVIL  PENALTY  OF THE LESSER OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS PER USER OF SUCH
 SYSTEM OR ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. EACH CALENDAR YEAR DURING  WHICH
 A VIOLATION CONTINUES SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE VIOLATION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15438-01-4

2023-A10103A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9450
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-zzzzzz, Gen Bus L

2023-A10103A - Summary

Requires the owner, licensee or operator of a generative artificial intelligence system to conspicuously display a warning on the system's user interface that is reasonably calculated to consistently apprise the user that the outputs of the generative artificial intelligence system may be inaccurate and/or inappropriate.

2023-A10103A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10103--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Science and  Technology  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring warn-
   ings on generative artificial intelligence systems

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 399-zzzzzz to read as follows:
   § 399-ZZZZZZ. WARNINGS ON GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE  SYSTEMS.
 1.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A  COMBINA-
 TION  OF  COMPUTER  CODE AND NUMERICAL VALUES DESIGNED TO USE ARTIFICIAL
 INTELLIGENCE TO GENERATE OUTPUTS IN THE FORM OF EXPRESSIVE MATERIAL SUCH
 AS TEXT, IMAGES, AUDIO, OR VIDEO AND IS DESIGNED FOR USE BY CONSUMERS.
   (B) "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" SHALL MEAN AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM  DESIGNED
 TO PERFORM A TASK TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN INTELLIGENCE OR COGNI-
 TIVE FUNCTION.
   2. THE OWNER, LICENSEE OR OPERATOR OF A GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLI-
 GENCE  SYSTEM SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAY A WARNING ON THE SYSTEM'S USER
 INTERFACE THAT IS REASONABLY CALCULATED TO CONSISTENTLY APPRISE THE USER
 THAT THE OUTPUTS OF THE GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM MAY BE
 INACCURATE AND/OR INAPPROPRIATE.
   3. WHERE SUCH OWNER, LICENSEE OR OPERATOR OF A  GENERATIVE  ARTIFICIAL
 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FAILS TO PROVIDE THE WARNING REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF THIS SECTION, SUCH OWNER, LICENSEE OR OPERATOR SHALL BE ASSESSED
 A CIVIL PENALTY OF THE LESSER OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS PER  USER  OF  SUCH
 SYSTEM  OR ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. EACH CALENDAR YEAR DURING WHICH
 A VIOLATION CONTINUES SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE VIOLATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15438-03-4

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2023-A10103B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9450
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-zzzzzz, Gen Bus L

2023-A10103B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the owner, licensee or operator of a generative artificial intelligence system to conspicuously display a warning on the system's user interface that is reasonably calculated to consistently apprise the user that the outputs of the generative artificial intelligence system may be inaccurate and/or inappropriate.

2023-A10103B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10103--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Science and  Technology  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring warn-
   ings on generative artificial intelligence systems
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 399-zzzzzz to read as follows:
   § 399-ZZZZZZ. WARNINGS ON GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE  SYSTEMS.
 1.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN ANY ARTIFI-
 CIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM WHOSE PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO GENERATE  CONTENT,
 WHICH CAN TAKE THE FORM OF CODE, TEXT, IMAGES, AND MORE.
   (B)  "ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE" SHALL MEAN A MACHINE-BASED SYSTEM THAT
 CAN, FOR A GIVEN SET  OF  HUMAN-DEFINED  OBJECTIVES,  MAKE  PREDICTIONS,
 RECOMMENDATIONS,  OR DECISIONS INFLUENCING REAL OR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS.
 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS USE MACHINE- AND HUMAN-BASED  INPUTS  TO
 PERCEIVE  REAL  AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; ABSTRACT SUCH PERCEPTIONS INTO
 MODELS THROUGH ANALYSIS IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER; AND USE MODEL  INFERENCE
 TO FORMULATE OPTIONS FOR INFORMATION OR ACTION. THIS DEFINITION INCLUDES
 BUT  IS NOT LIMITED TO SYSTEMS THAT USE MACHINE LEARNING, LARGE LANGUAGE
 MODEL, NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING, AND  COMPUTER  VISION  TECHNOLOGIES,
 INCLUDING GENERATIVE AI.
   2. THE OWNER, LICENSEE OR OPERATOR OF A GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLI-
 GENCE  SYSTEM SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAY A WARNING ON THE SYSTEM'S USER
 INTERFACE THAT IS REASONABLY CALCULATED TO CONSISTENTLY APPRISE THE USER
 THAT THE OUTPUTS OF THE GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM MAY BE
 INACCURATE AND/OR INAPPROPRIATE.
   3. WHERE SUCH OWNER, LICENSEE OR OPERATOR OF A  GENERATIVE  ARTIFICIAL
 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FAILS TO PROVIDE THE WARNING REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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