Bill > S01169

This bill, known as the "New York artificial intelligence act," aims to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination, which is defined as any instance where an AI system unfairly disadvantages individuals based on protected characteristics like race, gender, or age. It mandates that developers and deployers (those who use or make AI systems available to others) of "high-risk AI systems"—those that significantly impact consequential decisions affecting individuals' access to employment, education, housing, healthcare, or financial services—must take reasonable care to prevent foreseeable risks of algorithmic discrimination. The bill requires covered developers and deployers to conduct independent audits of these high-risk AI systems, implement risk management policies, and provide clear notifications to individuals when AI is used in consequential decision-making, along with a process for appealing those decisions. It also prohibits "social scoring AI systems" that evaluate trustworthiness based on social behavior and grants the Attorney General enforcement powers, including the ability to issue injunctions and impose civil penalties for violations. The law will take effect one year after its passage, with the audit provisions taking effect two years later.