New York S 8331: Establishes "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution"

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S08331 Summary:

BILL NOS08331A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08595-B

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SPONSORGONZALEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Ren Art 21-A to be Art 21-B, add Art 21-A §§338 - 338-d, Gen Bus L

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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.

Go to top S08331 Actions:

BILL NOS08331A

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06/03/2025REFERRED TO RULES

06/09/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES

06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 8331A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8331--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring tran-
 sparency from generative artificial intelligence developers for jour-
 nalism providers

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
 2 artificial intelligence transparency for journalism act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares
 4 that:
 5 (a) A free and diverse press was critical in the founding of our
 6 democracy and continues to be the lifeblood for a functional society;
 7 (b) New York has a compelling interest in protecting news publishers
 8 and broadcasters that report and distribute news from unfair business
 9 practices and competition. Every day, journalism plays an essential role
 10 in New York and in local communities, and the ability of local news
 11 organizations to continue to provide the public with critical informa-
 12 tion about their communities and enabling news publishers and broadcast-
 13 ers to receive fair market value for their content that is used by
 14 others will preserve and ensure the sustainability of local and diverse
 15 news outlets;
 16 (c) Communities without newspapers and broadcast news programs lose
 17 touch with government, business, education, and neighbors. They operate
 18 without journalists working to keep them informed, uncover truth, expose
 19 corruption, and share common goals and experiences;
 20 (d) Quality journalism is key to sustaining civic society, strengthen-
 21 ing communal ties, and providing information at a deep level;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13206-04-5

 S. 8331--A 2

 1 (e) Seventy-three percent of United States adults surveyed said they
 2 have confidence in their local newspaper. Broadcasting remains a domi-
 3 nant and trusted source of news in communities throughout New York;
 4 (f) Studies show that news content comprises a disproportionate amount
 5 of generative artificial intelligence training data. News content is
 6 especially valuable to artificial intelligence developers because it is
 7 high-quality, professional writing created by human beings;
 8 (g) After training, generative artificial intelligence systems contin-
 9 ue to access news websites, podcasts, broadcasts and digital platforms
 10 in order gain access to fact-checked, accurate and up to date content to
 11 produce outputs;
 12 (h) The vast majority of generative artificial intelligence developers
 13 do not obtain permission or compensate news publishers or broadcast news
 14 operations for accessing their websites, podcasts, broadcasts and
 15 digital platforms for the purposes of building and operationalizing
 16 their AI tools and services, in violation of copyright law, those sites'
 17 and platforms'