Relates to falsely reporting an incident through the use of artificial intelligence

This bill (S 9236) amends New York's Penal Law to explicitly include communications generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in the definition of "falsely reporting an incident in the third degree." It directly affects individuals who use AI tools to create and circulate false reports about crimes, emergencies, or child abuse incidents to authorities or the public. The key provision adds "using artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence" to all scenarios where false reporting is prohibited, such as reporting non-existent emergencies or falsely accusing someone of a crime. Violating this law remains a class A misdemeanor, applying equally to AI-generated and human-created false reports.