New York A 1205: Establishes the position of chief artificial intelligence officer

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A01205 Summary:

BILL NOA01205 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00933

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRReyes, Santabarbara, Griffin, Brown K, Hooks

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§101 & 102, add §§102-a & 104-a, St Tech L

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Establishes the position of chief artificial intelligence officer and such person's functions, powers and duties; including, but not limited to, developing statewide artificial intelligence policies and governance, coordinating the activities of any and all state departments, boards, commissions, agencies and authorities performing any functions using artificial intelligence tools; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOA01205 

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01/09/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1205

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, REYES -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to establishing
 the position of chief artificial intelligence officer and the func-
 tions, powers and duties therefor

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

 1 Section 1. Section 101 of the state technology law is amended by
 2 adding two new subdivisions 7 and 8 to read as follows:
 3 7. "Artificial intelligence" or "AI" shall mean: (a) a machine-based
 4 system that operates with varying levels of autonomy and that may exhib-
 5 it adaptiveness after deployment and that, for explicit or implicit
 6 objectives, infers, from the input the system receives, how to generate
 7 outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that
 8 may influence physical or virtual environments. This includes, but is
 9 not limited to, systems, applications, software, or devices designed to:
 10 (i) Sense, interpret, process, analyze, or otherwise comprehend data,
 11 text, speech, voice, images, video, sensor inputs, or other forms of
 12 information from physical and virtual environments.
 13 (ii) Abstract concepts, detect patterns, extract features, develop
 14 explanatory and predictive data models, or otherwise derive higher-order
 15 insights through analysis of data and information.
 16 (iii) Apply reasoning, decision logic, knowledge representation,
 17 prediction models, data model inferences, or other structured and
 18 unstructured techniques and capabilities to generate options, recommen-
 19 dations, forecasts, determinations, conclusions, actions, or other
 20 outputs that influence physical or virtual environments, systems, appli-
 21 cations, devices, or decision-making.
 22 (iv) Operate autonomously once deployed, regardless of whether
 23 designed to allow human monitoring, oversight, intervention, or over-
 24 ride.
 25 (b) This definition shall not include any software used primarily for
 26 basic computerized processes, such as calculators, spell check tools,
 27 autocorrect functions, spreadsheets, electronic communications, or any

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01083-01-5

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 1 tool that relates only to internal management affairs such as ordering
 2 office supplies or processing payments, and that do not materially
 3 affect the rights, liberties, safety or welfare of any human.
 4 8. "Automated decision-making system" shall mean any software that
 5 uses algorithms, computational models, or artificial intelligence, or a
 6 combination thereof, to automate, support, or replace human decision-
 7 making and shall include, without limitation, systems that process data,
 8 and apply predefined rules or machine learning algorithms to analyze
 9 such data, and generate conclusions, recommendations, outcomes, assump-
 10 tions, projections, or predictions. "Automated decision-making system"
 11 shall not include any software used primarily for basic computerized
 12 processes, such as calculators, spell check tools, aut