Bill Text: NY A07904 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence in political communications; directs the state board of elections to create criteria for determining whether a political communication contains an image or video footage created through generative artificial intelligence and to create a definition of content generated by artificial intelligence.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-27 - print number 7904a [A07904 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7904

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      July 19, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Election Law

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring disclosure of
          the use of artificial intelligence in political communications

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

     1    Section  1.  Section 14-106 of the election law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
     3    5. (a) Any political communication, regardless of whether such  commu-
     4  nication  is  considered a substantial or nominal expenditure, that uses
     5  an image or video footage that was generated in whole or  in  part  with
     6  the  use  of  artificial  intelligence, as defined by the state board of
     7  elections, shall be required to disclose  that  artificial  intelligence
     8  was  used  in such communication in accordance with paragraphs (b), (c),
     9  and (d) of this subdivision.
    10    (b) For printed or digital political communications, including but not
    11  limited to brochures, flyers, posters, mailings, or  internet  advertis-
    12  ing,  the  disclosure  required  under paragraph (a) of this subdivision
    13  shall be printed or typed in an appropriate  legible  form  to  read  as
    14  follows:    "This  communication was generated using artificial intelli-
    15  gence".
    16    (c) For non-printed  and  non-digital  political  communications,  the
    17  disclosure required under paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall clear-
    18  ly  and  prominently  display  and/or verbally communicate the following
    19  statement: "This communication was generated using  artificial  intelli-
    20  gence".
    21    (d) For political communications that are not visual, such as radio or
    22  automated  telephone  calls, the disclosure required under paragraph (a)
    23  of this subdivision shall clearly  verbally  communicate  the  following
    24  statement:  "This  communication was generated using artificial intelli-
    25  gence".

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11856-02-3
        A. 7904                             2

     1    § 2. Section 3-102 of the election law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  subdivision 19 to read as follows:
     3    19.  issue  instructions and promulgate rules and regulations relating
     4  to:   (a) criteria for determining  whether  a  political  communication
     5  contains an image or video footage created through generative artificial
     6  intelligence;  and  (b)  a definition of content generated by artificial
     7  intelligence that considers current and future uses of artificial intel-
     8  ligence and similar technologies that have a high risk for use in creat-
     9  ing and spreading misinformation  or  disinformation  about  candidates,
    10  elections, and issues of concern to the state of New York.
    11    §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    12  the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect on  the  one
    13  hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.