Bill > A08595

This bill establishes the "New York Artificial Intelligence Transparency for Journalism Act," which requires developers of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems to provide detailed transparency about how they use journalism content in training their AI. Specifically, developers must post on their websites information about video, audio, text, and data from "covered publications" (news organizations) used in AI training, including the specific URLs accessed, a detailed description of the content, whether source identifiers were removed, and the timeframe of data collection. The bill recognizes the critical role of journalism in democracy and aims to protect news publishers from unfair practices by AI companies. Developers must also disclose information about web crawlers used to collect data, such as their IP addresses, purposes, and legal entities responsible. Journalism providers are granted the right to seek legal action and potentially receive up to $10,000 in statutory damages if developers do not comply with these transparency requirements. The legislation applies to AI systems made publicly available to New Yorkers and is designed to ensure that news organizations are fairly represented and compensated in the AI training process, while preserving existing copyright and trademark protections.

Business and Industry, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8595