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This bill requires the New Jersey Office of Information Technology ("OIT") to develop a New Jersey generative artificial intelligence program and coordinate with county governments to implement artificial intelligence education courses. The bill defines "generative artificial intelligence" as an artificial intelligence that is capable of generating text, images, videos, or other data in response to prompts. Under this bill, OIT is required to annually subject the New Jersey generative artificial intelligence program to a safety test that includes, at minimum: (1) an analysis of potential cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities; and (2) descriptions of possible remedies or defensive measures that can be taken by OIT to address all potential cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities during the conducting of the safety test. The bill requires OIT to implement appropriate remedies and defensive measures identified during the safety test. The bill also requires that the education courses teach residents about artificial intelligence and "natural language processing," which is the use of artificial intelligence to enable computers to interpret and comprehend human language. The courses are to include, at a minimum, education on: (1) what artificial intelligence is and how generative artificial intelligence is different from other artificial intelligence technologies; and (2) methods for identifying and mitigating potential output inaccuracies, fabricated text, and biases of generative artificial intelligence while respecting the privacy of the public and complying with all applicable State and federal laws and policies.

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Carmen Morales (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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