Creates a state office of algorithmic innovation to set policies and standards to ensure algorithms are safe, effective, fair, and ethical, and that the state is conducive to promoting algorithmic innovation.
New York Assembly Bill 1332 (2025–2026 session) amends the Executive Law by adding a new Article 38-A (Section 860) to create a state Office of Algorithmic Innovation. The office would be headed by a director appointed by the governor, who would also appoint staff. Its primary purpose is to develop policies and standards ensuring that algorithms are safe, effective, fair, and ethical, while also promoting algorithmic innovation across the state. The office would have authority to set standards for algorithms used in any technology, audit all algorithms, and establish statewide policy on algorithm use and innovation. The bill defines 'algorithm' broadly as any set of computer programming instructions used to complete an objective, expressly including artificial intelligence. The act would take effect 90 days after becoming law.
Status history
Current status as of 2025-01-09
In committee
2025-01-09
observed 2026-09-03
Impact areas
- Quality Assurance
- AI Policy
- Algorithms & Automated Decisions