New York S 1815: Requires publishers of books created with the use of generative artificial intelligence to contain a disclosure of such use

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S01815 Summary:

BILL NOS01815 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01509

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §338, Gen Bus L

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Requires publishers of books created wholly or partially with the use of generative artificial intelligence to disclose such use of generative artificial intelligence before the completion of such sale; applies to all printed and digital books consisting of text, pictures, audio, puzzles, games or any combination thereof.

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BILL NOS01815 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

04/01/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1815

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
 publishers of books created with the use of generative artificial
 intelligence to contain a disclosure of such use

 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
 2 338 to read as follows:
 3 § 338. Publishing of books; generative artificial intelligence disclo-
 4 sure. 1. Any book that was wholly or partially created through the use
 5 of generative artificial intelligence, published in this state, shall
 6 conspicuously disclose upon the cover of the book, that such book was
 7 created with the use of generative artificial intelligence.
 8 2. Books subject to the provisions of this section shall include, but
 9 not be limited to, all printed and digital books, regardless of such
 10 books' target age group or audience, consisting of text, pictures,
 11 audio, puzzles, games or any combination thereof.
 12 3. For the purposes of this section, "generative artificial intelli-
 13 gence" shall mean the use of machine learning technology, software,
 14 automation, and algorithms to perform tasks, to make rules and/or
 15 predictions based on existing data sets and instructions, including, but
 16 not limited to:
 17 (a) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpre-
 18 dictable circumstances without significant human oversight, or that can
 19 learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets;
 20 (b) An artificial system developed in computer software, physical
 21 hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring human-like
 22 perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical
 23 action;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03003-01-5

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 1 (c) An artificial system designed to think or act like a human,
 2 including cognitive architectures and neural networks;
 3 (d) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that is designed
 4 to approximate a cognitive task; and/or
 5 (e) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including an
 6 intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using
 7 perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision
 8 making, and acting.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 10 have become a law.

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