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Requires the collection of oaths of responsible use from users of certain generative or surveillance advanced artificial intelligence systems by the operators of such systems, and transmission of such oaths to the attorney general.

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New York Assembly Bill A. 1342 (2025-2026 sessions) has not been enacted. It was referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in January 2025 and again in January 2026. If enacted, it would add section 394-cccc to the general business law. Operators of "generative or surveillance advanced artificial intelligence systems" accessible to New York residents would have to make users create an account before use. Covered systems are those that can generate or alter synthetic images, video, audio or text indistinguishable from the source, or that can be used to surveil people without consent. Before account creation, the operator would present a conspicuous document that the user affirms under penalty of perjury (subdivision 2). In it, the user swears they have not used, are not using, and will not use the service to: create or spread content that foreseeably injures others in violation of law; aid or promote illegal activity; spread defamatory, harassing, violent, discriminatory or otherwise harmful content in violation of law; or knowingly create and spread false content meant to mislead the public or cause panic. The oath must be sworn or subscribed and carry a notice that false statements are a class A misdemeanor under penal law section 210.45 (subdivision 3). Operators must send a copy of each oath to the attorney general within 30 days (subdivision 4). An operator who knowingly fails to present, collect or submit oaths would be fined the greater of three times the profit derived from that user or $3,000 per oath. Operators cannot alter the oath text unless the attorney general permits it (subdivision 5). Users are not made liable for an operator's failure to present, collect or submit an oath (subdivision 6). The attorney general would write the implementing rules (subdivision 7). The act would take effect 90 days after becoming law, and rulemaking could begin before then (section 2).

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