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A10103 Summary:

BILL NOA10103B
 
SAME ASSAME AS S09450-A
 
SPONSORVanel
 
COSPNSROtis
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §399-zzzzzz, Gen Bus L
 
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.
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A10103 Actions:

BILL NOA10103B
 
05/03/2024referred to science and technology
05/09/2024amend and recommit to science and technology
05/09/2024print number 10103a
05/28/2024amend and recommit to science and technology
05/28/2024print number 10103b
06/04/2024reference changed to ways and means
06/06/2024reported referred to rules
06/06/2024reported
06/06/2024rules report cal.512
06/06/2024substituted by s9450a
 S09450 AMEND=A GONZALEZ
 05/15/2024REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
 05/21/20241ST REPORT CAL.1407
 05/22/20242ND REPORT CAL.
 05/23/2024ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
 06/03/2024AMENDED ON THIRD READING 9450A
 06/06/2024PASSED SENATE
 06/06/2024DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
 06/06/2024referred to ways and means
 06/06/2024substituted for a10103b
 06/06/2024ordered to third reading rules cal.512
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A10103 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A10103B
 
SPONSOR: Vanel
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring warn- ings on generative artificial intelligence systems   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA: Requires warnings on generative artificial intelligence systems.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: 399-zzzzzz (1): Defines important terms. 399-zzzzzz (2): Requires that all generative Al systems have a conspicu- ous warning on their user interface which reasonably apprises the user that the outputs of the system may be inaccurate/inappropriate. 399-zzzzzz (3): Provides penalties.   JUSTIFICATION: It was recently discovered that a generative artificial intelligence chatbot was fabricating claims of sexual harassment about New York lawmakers. Generative artificial intelligence opens the door for numerous benefi- cial use cases. However, as it is still in its infancy, generative Al has the potential to hallucinate that is, confidently provide false or misleading information. The user interfaces of the platforms are easy- to-use by design, so they are accessible to users who do not fully understand Al and how/ why it hallucinates false information. Therefore, it is important that users be apprise of the fact that these systems can be inaccurate, particularly when such information can be falser regarding another, or even dangerous to the user (for example, if the generative Al system provided improper medical information). An internal study has revealed that, of a sample of the 8 widely used chatbots, only 4 make their warnings consistently visible to the user on their web interface and only 3 make their warnings consistently visible to the user on their mobile interface. Of the 8 chatbots, a warning is visible at least for a short period of time on 6 chatbots on their web interface and 5 chatbots on their mobile interface (though, this means that the warning will disappear or effectively disappear after the first message or few messages are sent). After further testing of the 8 chatbots studied, at least one other chatbot repeated the false claims of sexual harassment, with the chatbot going so far as even providing the name of a fake accuser and a fabri- cated background. A third chatbot provided other, less serious, false accusations. One chatbot refused to answer any questions related to public or private persons, one chatbot refused to engage in •any conver- sation related to sensitive topics, and three chatbots properly failed to provide any false information. The chatbot that originally was fabri- cating the claims of sexual harassment has since ceased doing so.   DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED: Adjusted the definitions of generative artificial intelligence systems and artificial intelligence.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: N/A   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become law.
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A10103 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                        10103--B
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       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:
 
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  399-zzzzzz to read as follows:
     3    § 399-zzzzzz. Warnings on generative artificial intelligence  systems.
     4  1.  As used in this section the following terms shall have the following
     5  meanings:
     6    (a) "Generative artificial intelligence system" shall mean any artifi-
     7  cial intelligence system whose primary function is to generate  content,
     8  which can take the form of code, text, images, and more.
     9    (b)  "Artificial  intelligence" shall mean a machine-based system that
    10  can, for a given set  of  human-defined  objectives,  make  predictions,
    11  recommendations,  or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.
    12  Artificial intelligence systems use machine- and human-based  inputs  to
    13  perceive  real  and virtual environments; abstract such perceptions into
    14  models through analysis in an automated manner; and use model  inference
    15  to formulate options for information or action. This definition includes
    16  but  is not limited to systems that use machine learning, large language
    17  model, natural language processing, and  computer  vision  technologies,
    18  including generative AI.
    19    2. The owner, licensee or operator of a generative artificial intelli-
    20  gence  system shall conspicuously display a warning on the system's user
    21  interface that is reasonably calculated to consistently apprise the user
    22  that the outputs of the generative artificial intelligence system may be
    23  inaccurate and/or inappropriate.
    24    3. Where such owner, licensee or operator of a  generative  artificial
    25  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.
                                                                   LBD15438-04-4

        A. 10103--B                         2
 
     1  two  of this section, such owner, licensee or operator shall be assessed
     2  a civil penalty of the lesser of twenty-five dollars per  user  of  such
     3  system  or one hundred thousand dollars. Each calendar year during which
     4  a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
     5    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     6  have become a law.
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