Bill Text: NY S06638 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Enacts the "political artificial intelligence disclaimer (PAID) act"; requires political communications that use synthetic media to disclose that they were created with the assistance of artificial intelligence; requires committees that use synthetic media to maintain records of such usage.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-07 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S06638 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S06638-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6638--B

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 3, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Elections in
          accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the use and  disclosure
          of synthetic media

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

     1    Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
     2  the "political artificial intelligence disclaimer (PAID) act".
     3    §  2.  Section 14-106 of the election law is amended by adding two new
     4  subdivisions 2-a and 2-b to read as follows:
     5    2-a. (a) Any political communication covered by this section which was
     6  produced by or  includes  any  synthetic  media  shall  be  required  to
     7  disclose  the  use of such synthetic media. The disclosure on printed or
     8  digital  political  communications,  including  but   not   limited   to
     9  brochures,  flyers,  posters, mailings, or internet advertising shall be
    10  printed or typed in an appropriate legible  form  to  read  as  follows:
    11  "This political communication was created with the assistance of artifi-
    12  cial  intelligence".  The disclosure on non-printed or digital political
    13  communications shall clearly and prominently display  and/or  speak  the
    14  following  statement: "This political communication was created with the
    15  assistance of artificial intelligence".  In  the  case  of  a  political
    16  communication  that  is not visual, such as radio or automated telephone
    17  calls, clearly speaking the statement will satisfy the  requirements  of
    18  this subdivision.
    19    (b)  For the purposes of this subdivision, "synthetic media" means any
    20  form of media including text, image, video or sound fully  or  partially

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11102-06-3
        S. 6638--B                          2

     1  created  or  modified  through  the use of artificial intelligence algo-
     2  rithms.
     3    2-b.  (a) All committees as defined by this article shall keep records
     4  of their use of synthetic media during each campaign cycle.  Such  enti-
     5  ties  shall maintain records including, but not limited to: the types of
     6  synthetic media utilized, the number of voters contacted with each  type
     7  of  synthetic  media,  and the amount of funds expended toward synthetic
     8  media.
     9    (b) All candidate committees as defined by this article  shall  submit
    10  such  records  to  the  state  board of elections no less than one month
    11  after their election is certified. All  other  committees  shall  submit
    12  such  records  to  the  state  board of elections no less than one month
    13  after election day.
    14    (c) The state board of elections shall design a sample record template
    15  which committees can use to log their records.
    16    (d) The state board of elections is authorized to promulgate rules and
    17  regulations required to enforce this subdivision.
    18    § 3. The state board of elections shall establish the rules and  regu-
    19  lations  required  by this act within sixty days from the effective date
    20  of this act.
    21    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.