This bill requires legal professionals and self-represented individuals to disclose when they use generative AI for legal research, document review, or drafting court filings. It directly affects all lawyers, defendants, and pro se litigants who prepare court documents. Key provisions mandate: obtaining client or defendant consent after warning about AI risks, attaching a written statement disclosing AI use, and certifying that a human verified all content (including case citations). The bill applies to both civil and criminal cases, with separate affidavits required for AI-assisted or AI-free filings. It does not restrict AI use but mandates transparency and human oversight in legal work.
This bill limits robocalls to New York residents by banning most unsolicited automated calls (using prerecorded messages or auto-dialers) without prior consent. It requires all telephone service providers in New York to offer free call-blocking technology that identifies and stops unwanted robocalls. Exceptions include emergency calls, calls with explicit consent, and certain labor organization communications. The law aims to reduce nuisance calls while mandating free protection for residents through telecom providers.
Requires certain political communications to include provenance data for all audios, images or videos used in such communications; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof.
This bill requires chatbot operators to clearly disclose when users are interacting with an AI system, prohibits chatbots from impersonating licensed professionals (such as doctors or lawyers), and makes operators liable for damages if users suffer harm due to such impersonation. It directly affects businesses deploying chatbots that provide professional advice, mandating clear notices and banning deceptive practices like claiming to be a human expert. Violators face civil liability for actual damages, plus legal fees if the violation was intentional. The law would take effect 90 days after enactment.
Prohibits state agencies and state-owned entities from utilizing large language models or any artificial intelligence systems to make decisions that affect individuals' rights, benefits, or services; requires such decisions to be made by human personnel of the respective state agency or state-owned entity; provides exceptions; provides for enforcement.
Enacts the "New York artificial intelligence transparency for journalism act"; requires developers of generative artificial intelligence systems or services to post certain information on the developer's website regarding video, audio, text and data from a covered publication used to train the generative artificial intelligence system or service; allows journalism providers to bring an action for damages or injunctive relief against developers.
Creates a cyber security enhancement fund to be used for the purpose of upgrading cyber security in local governments, including but not limited to, villages, towns and cities with a population of one million or less; restricts the use of taxpayer moneys in paying ransoms in response to ransomware attacks.
This bill exempts municipal fiber optic broadband infrastructure in Erie County from real property taxes, levies, and assessments. It directly affects Erie County municipal broadband companies (like local authorities or municipalities building fiber networks) and their owned cable infrastructure, whether installed on public or private property. Key provisions require these companies to prioritize contractors with strong workplace safety practices, submit workforce plans detailing local hiring and safety standards, and comply with prevailing wage requirements. The exemption applies immediately to assessments for taxable status dates on or after the bill's effective date.
This bill establishes a 11-member commission within New York's Office of Information Technology Services to study the European Union's GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and assess the state's current cyber security landscape. The commission will examine critical infrastructure sectors - including financial systems, electrical grids, transportation, and first responder networks - to develop recommendations for protecting online personal information. The group must submit a report to the governor and legislature within one year, evaluating EU models and New York-specific cyber threats like hacking and cybercrime. The commission will not create new laws but will inform future legislation to strengthen the state's cyber security defenses.
Establishes the New York state familial search policy; relates to the release of certain information for familial DNA searches where a written agreement governing the use and dissemination of such DNA records exists.
