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Working Paper9
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03 JUN 2026 · Working Paper

New York S 1169 (New York AI Act)

The New York Artificial Intelligence Act establishes regulations for AI systems to protect civil rights and encourage safe AI innovation. Prohibits algorithmic discrimination by requiring developers and deployers of AI to prevent biases that disadvantage people based on protected characteristics. Obligates covered developers and deployers to conduct audits on high-risk AI systems, ensuring transparency and accountability, with the guidance of independent auditors. Enforces the prohibition...

Official materialNational StrategyOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
09 MAR 2026 · Working Paper

New York S 934 (Requires warnings on generative artificial intelligence systems)

Amends the general business law to require that owners, licensees, or operators of generative artificial intelligence systems clearly and conspicuously display a notice on the system's user interface indicating that the outputs of the generative AI may be inaccurate. Defines "generative artificial intelligence system" as AI models that emulate input data to generate synthetic content, including images, videos, and text. Specifies that an "artificial intelligence" system can make predictions...

Official materialNational StrategyOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
05 MAR 2026 · Working Paper

New York S933 (Establishes the position of chief artificial intelligence officer)

Establishes a definition for "artificial intelligence" (AI) and "automated decision-making systems" within New York's state technology law, excluding basic software from these definitions. Creates the Office of Artificial Intelligence, headed by a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer appointed by the governor, tasked with developing AI policies and governance, coordinating state AI activities, and providing guidance on AI usage. Charges the office with investigating resources needed for AI...

Official materialNational StrategyOfficial source · legislation.nysenate.gov ↗
24 FEB 2026 · Working Paper

New York A 6578 (AI Training Data Transparency Act)

Enacts the Artificial Intelligence Training Data Transparency Act in New York's general business law. Requires developers of generative AI models or services available to New Yorkers, from January 2027 onwards, to post data documentation used for AI training on their websites. Stipulates that this documentation must include sources and ownership of datasets, purpose-related data descriptions, data point details, and any proprietary or public domain status of datasets. Mandates disclosure ...

Official materialNational StrategyOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
07 JAN 2026 · Other

New York A 6767 (AI Companion Models)

Adds Article 47 to New York's general business law, governing AI companions. Defines key terms including "AI companion," "operator," and "emotional recognition algorithms." Prohibits operators from providing AI companions without protocols addressing user-expressed suicidal ideation, self-harm, physical harm to others, and financial harm, requiring notifications to crisis services. Requires operators to notify users at the beginning and every three hours during AI companion interactions th...

Official materialNational StrategyOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

2026 Chatbot Legislation — New York S-3008C [URL: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3008/amendment/C]

2026 chatbot legislation — Signed by Governor

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

New York AB 6453B

New York legislation addressing AI systems with obligations for deployers, developers, and distributors. This legislation has been signed into law.

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

New York AB 768

New York legislation addressing AI systems with obligations for deployers, developers, and distributors. This legislation has been signed into law.

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

New York SB 1962

New York legislation addressing AI systems with obligations for deployers, developers, and distributors. This legislation has been signed into law.

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

New York AB 3265

New York legislation addressing AI systems with obligations for deployers, developers, and distributors. This legislation has been signed into law.

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

New York AB 3356

New York legislation addressing AI systems with obligations for deployers, developers, and distributors. This legislation has been signed into law.

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

New York AB 3411

New York legislation addressing AI systems with obligations for deployers, developers, and distributors. This legislation has been signed into law.

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

New York SB 934

New York legislation addressing AI systems with obligations for deployers, developers, and distributors. This legislation has been signed into law.

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

New York AB 6578A

New York legislation addressing AI systems with obligations for deployers, developers, and distributors. This legislation has been signed into law.

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

New York AB 9654

New York legislation addressing AI systems with obligations for deployers, developers, and distributors. This legislation has been signed into law.

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
19 DEC 2025 · Law / Act

Responsible AI Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act)

New York's RAISE Act establishes transparency, incident-reporting, and safety requirements for developers of covered frontier AI models.

Primary legal sourceNational StrategyOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
19 DEC 2025 · Law / Act

New York S 7599 (Relates to automated decision-making by government agencies)

Amends the state technology law, education law, and civil service law to regulate automated decision-making by New York government agencies. Requires government agencies to disclose their use of automated decision-making tools on their websites annually. Mandates impact assessments for these tools, evaluating their objectives, potential biases, and cybersecurity risks, and ceasing use if they produce discriminatory outcomes. Instructs agencies to submit impact assessments to the gove...

Primary legal sourceNational StrategyOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
11 DEC 2025 · Law / Act

New York S8391 (Relates to the right of publicity)

Amends the New York civil rights law to define a "digital replica" as a computer-generated representation that is identifiable as the voice or likeness of an individual, used in various audio or visual works. Prohibits unauthorized use of a deceased personality's likeness, requiring prior consent for commercial use or the use of digital replicas, with liability for damages. Specifies exemptions for certain uses in plays, books, musical works, and other artistic or educational content. Clar...

Primary legal sourceNational StrategyOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
05 SEP 2025 · Law / Act

New York Senate Bill S3008C ("Part X")

Requires personalized algorithmic pricing providers to disclose their use of personalized pricing and the personal data involved. Directs the Attorney General to enforce compliance, including issuing cease-and-desist orders and seeking injunctions for violations.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+3Official source · legislation.nysenate.gov ↗
05 SEP 2025 · Law / Act

New York Senate Bill S3008C ("Part U")

Regulates AI companions by requiring protocols to address suicidal ideation and mandates user notifications about non-human interactions. Empowers the Attorney General to enforce compliance, with penalties benefiting a suicide prevention fund.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+10Official source · legislation.nysenate.gov ↗
01 AUG 2025 · Working Paper

New York 2025-A768

Establishes AI consumer protection with documentation, audits, and risk management requirements for high-risk AI decision systems. Mandates developer disclosures, consumer notifications, and opportunities to contest AI-based decisions.

Official materialFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+27Official source · nyassembly.gov ↗
01 AUG 2025 · Law / Act

New York artificial intelligence act (New York AI act)

Promotes the safe and responsible development, deployment, and use of AI by regulating high-risk AI systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination. Requires independent audits of high-risk AI systems and end-user notification of their use, and establishes reporting requirements for the developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+36Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
03 MAY 2025 · Law / Act

Responsible AI safety and education act

Amends the general business law to establish the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act), compelling transparency, safety protocols, and mandatory disclosures for frontier AI models. Enables state enforcement through penalties, prohibiting deployments that pose critical harm risks. Applies to frontier models in New York.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+14Official source · nyassembly.gov ↗
01 AUG 2024 · Law / Act

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing criteria for the use of automated employment decision tools

Makes it unlawful for an employer in New York to use or implement an automated decision tool to filter employment candidates or prospective candidates for hire that has not undergone a disparate impact assessment annually.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+13Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
28 JUN 2024 · Law / Act

New York Senate Bill 9678

Amends election law to require disclosure of materially deceptive media in political communications. Exempts satire, parody, and certain news reporting. Allows candidates to seek legal remedies if their likeness is used deceptively. Establishes burden of proof for plaintiffs.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+3Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
08 MAY 2024 · Working Paper

New York S 8138 (Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation)

Establishes the New York State Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Automation Commission to study AI-related issues. Instructs the commission to examine current state laws, comparative policies, liability issues, employment impacts, data confidentiality, potential weaponization, regulatory effects on the tech industry, and public sector AI applications. Comprises fourteen members appointed by various state officials, including the governor, legislative leaders, attorney general, and univ...

Official materialNational StrategyOfficial source · nysenate.gov ↗
20 APR 2024 · Law / Act

New York Assembly Bill A8808A

Enacts the "Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Practices Act." Expands privacy rights against unauthorized use of likenesses through AI. Establishes liability for creating or distributing deceptive AI-altered media, particularly in election contexts. Defines penalties and enforcement mechanisms, including damages and injunctions.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+3Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
03 MAR 2024 · Law / Act

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring advertisements to disclose the use of synthetic media

Requires any person engaged in advertising property or services in New York to disclose when synthetic media is used in advertisements.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+10Official source · legislation.nysenate.gov ↗
01 MAR 2024 · Law / Act

An Act to amend the general business law, the executive law, the state finance law and the education law, in relation to enacting the "digital fairness act" - Sections 7-9 ("AUTOMATED DECISION SYSTEM IMPACT ASSESSMENTS," etc.)

Require the state to conduct ADS Impact Assessments before use. Mandate neutral third-party evaluations on impacts. Prohibit ADS purchase/use without publishing the assessment and public comments. Obligate a list of qualified assessors. Demand plain-language notifications and human review mechanisms. Ban payments for non-compliant ADS.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+34Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
01 MAR 2024 · Law / Act

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the office of algorithmic innovation

Establishes an Office of Algorithmic Innovation in New York to promote algorithmic innovation and ensure algorithms are safe, effective, and ethical.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+8Official source · legislation.nysenate.gov ↗
01 MAR 2024 · Law / Act

An Act to amend the labor law, in relation to automated employment decision tools

Requires employers and employment agencies to notify job candidates when automated employment decision tools are used to screen candidates.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+8Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
17 NOV 2023 · Law / Act

An act creating a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

Establishes a temporary New York state commission to study the impact of AI, robotics, and automation and how to regulate these technologies.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+8Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
05 OCT 2023 · Working Paper

New York A7106

Amends election law to require disclosure of synthetic media in use in printed or digital political communications by writing or speaking, "This political communication was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence." Defines synthetic media as AI-modified text, image, video, or sound.

Official materialFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+5Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
29 SEP 2023 · Law / Act

New York Senate Bill 1042

Amends the penal law to criminalize dissemination or publication of digitized intimate images without consent. Defines "digitization" as realistic alteration using images of another person or computer-generated images. Repeals subdivision 2-a of section 245.15.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+3Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
07 JUL 2023 · Working Paper

New York A7838

Requires the New York Department of Labor to study AI's long-term impact on the workforce, issuing interim reports every five years and a final report by 2035. Prohibits state entities from using AI to displace employees until the final report.

Official materialFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+7Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
03 JUL 2023 · Law / Act

New York Bill A5309

Amends state finance law to require state units purchasing a product containing algorithmic decision systems to purchase only those adhering to responsible AI standards. Outlines such standards to include harm avoidance, transparency, fairness, and risk evaluation.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+11Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
24 MAY 2023 · Working Paper

New York S7422

Exclude film productions using AI, which displaces existing employees, from tax credits provided to "qualified films" under the Empire State Film Production Credit.

Official materialFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+8Official source · nysenate.gov ↗
02 MAR 2023 · Law / Act

An Act to amend the general business law, in relation to the management and oversight of personal data (Section 7)

Requires entities that decline access to important services (e.g. healthcare and financing) on the basis of an AI system's decision to evaluate the system for accuracy & discrimination, to disclose the system's use, and to enable affected individuals to appeal the decision to a human being.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+21Official source · legislation.nysenate.gov ↗
15 JAN 2022 · Law / Act

New York City Council No. 1806-A

Amends the administrative code to require annual reporting by city agencies on algorithmic tools impacting public rights and services. Instructs agencies to detail tool names, purposes, data, usage, vendor involvement, and implementation dates. Prohibits disclosure violating laws or public safety.

Primary legal sourceNational StrategyOfficial source · nyc.gov ↗
11 DEC 2021 · Law / Act

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to automated employment decision tools

Requires AI-powered tools used in employment decisions to undergo bias audits; requires related public disclosures and notices to affected employees and job candidates.

Primary legal sourceApplications: Business services and analytics ·Harms: Discrimination ·Harms: Violation of civil or human rights, including privacy ·+11Official source · legistar.council.nyc.gov ↗