Bill Text: NY S06638 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Enacts the "political artificial intelligence disclaimer (PAID) act"; requires political communications that use synthetic media to disclose that they were created with the assistance of artificial intelligence; requires committees that use synthetic media to maintain records of such usage.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-14 - ADVANCED TO THIRD READING [S06638 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6638

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 3, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

        AN ACT to amend the election law and the legislative law, in relation to
          the use and disclosure of synthetic media

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
     2  the "political artificial intelligence disclaimer (PAID) act".
     3    § 2. Section 14-106 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a  new
     4  subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
     5    2-a. (a) Any political communication covered by this section which was
     6  produced  by  or  includes  any  synthetic  media  shall  be required to
     7  disclose the use of such synthetic media. The disclosure on  printed  or
     8  digital   political   communications,   including  but  not  limited  to
     9  brochures, flyers, posters, mailings, or internet advertising  shall  be
    10  printed  or  typed  in  an  appropriate legible form to read as follows:
    11  "This political communication was created with the assistance of artifi-
    12  cial intelligence". The disclosure on non-printed or  digital  political
    13  communications  shall  clearly  and prominently display and/or speak the
    14  following statement: "This political communication was created with  the
    15  assistance  of  artificial  intelligence".  In  the  case of a political
    16  communication that is not visual, such as radio or  automated  telephone
    17  calls,  clearly  speaking the statement will satisfy the requirements of
    18  this subdivision.
    19    (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "synthetic media" means  any
    20  form  of  media including text, image, video or sound fully or partially
    21  created or modified through the use  of  artificial  intelligence  algo-
    22  rithms.
    23    §  3.  The  legislative law is amended by adding a new section 54-b to
    24  read as follows:

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11102-01-3
        S. 6638                             2

     1    § 54-b. Disclosure of synthetic media. 1. A bill which was produced by
     2  or includes any synthetic media shall contain a disclosure of such  use.
     3  The  disclosure  on  a  bill shall be printed or typed in an appropriate
     4  legible form to read as follows: "This legislation was created with  the
     5  assistance of artificial intelligence".
     6    2.  For the purposes of this section, "synthetic media" means any form
     7  of media including text,  image,  video  or  sound  fully  or  partially
     8  created  or  modified  through  the use of artificial intelligence algo-
     9  rithms.
    10    § 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.