New York A 6874: Prohibits speech-based defenses to actions brought against an individual for the unlawful dissemination of publication of an intimate image

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A06874 Summary:

BILL NOA06874A

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SAME ASSAME AS S07691

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SPONSORTorres

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COSPNSRZaccaro, Solages, Dais, Levenberg, Simon, Hevesi

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Establishes the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act which establishes an artificial intelligence literacy in the digital equity competitive grant program.

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BILL NOA06874A

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03/18/2025referred to education

04/28/2025amend (t) and recommit to education

04/28/2025print number 6874a

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6874--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. TORRES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
 as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an arti-
 ficial intelligence literacy digital equity competitive grant program

 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 "Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature, as well as the United
 4 States congress, finds that:
 5 (1) Artificial intelligence is transformative technology.
 6 (2) Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly ubiquitous making
 7 artificial intelligence literacy important.
 8 (3) Technological leadership in artificial intelligence is an economic
 9 and national security imperative.
 10 (4) Effective artificial intelligence literacy initiatives encompass
 11 not only technical training but also comprehensive education about the
 12 potential benefits and risks.
 13 (5) Informed developers and consumers of artificial intelligence tech-
 14 nologies can help mitigate risks and biases often found in systems that
 15 use artificial intelligence.
 16 (6) Basic artificial intelligence literacy is critical to ensuring
 17 Americans have the tools and knowledge needed to navigate the economy
 18 and digital world.
 19 (7) Successful artificial intelligence literacy initiatives will
 20 prepare Americans of all ages and technical backgrounds to safely navi-
 21 gate artificial intelligence tools and artificial intelligence-enabled
 22 technologies.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08797-03-5

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 1 (8) Communities most negatively impacted by artificial intelligence-
 2 enabled technologies often have the least access to artificial intelli-
 3 gence education.
 4 (9) Artificial intelligence literacy initiatives must engage stake-
 5 holders and communities in all stages and specific outreach efforts
 6 should be made for communities disproportionately impacted by the
 7 digital divide, including minority and rural communities.
 8 (10) Jobs for the Future survey found 58% believe that learning oppor-
 9 tunities around artificial intelligence should be offered to workers,
 10 53% believe such opportunities should be available to learners, 54%
 11 believe they would feel more prepared for the future impact of artifi-
 12 cial intelligence if they were given learning tools for it.
 13 (11) As of 2018, the U.S. artificial intelligence workforce stood at
 14 about 14,000,000 workers or 9% of employment. Demand for artificial
 15 intelligence occupations is projected to grow twice as fast as for all
 16 occupations in the U.S.
 17 (12) In 2021, black students made up only 7.5% of artificial intelli-
 18 gence-related bachelor's degrees despite making up 14% of the popu-
 19 lation. Women account for 60% of college graduates and only 40% of STEM
 20 graduates and 25% of artificial intelligence graduates.
 21 (13) The need for a strong workforce of artificial intelligence work-
 22 ers, as well an artificial intelligence-literate population, requires
 23 investment in artificial intelligence literacy education.
 24 (14) Artificial intelligence literacy must also encompass