Senate Bill S9450A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires warnings on generative artificial intelligence systems

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

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2023-S9450 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10103
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-zzzzzz, Gen Bus L

2023-S9450 - 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-S9450 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9450 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9450
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet 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 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.
                                                            LBD15438-02-4

2023-S9450A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10103
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-zzzzzz, Gen Bus L

2023-S9450A (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-S9450A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9450A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9450--A
     Cal. No. 1407
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
   report,  ordered  to  a  third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading

 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

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