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Senate Bill S6638B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "political artificial intelligence disclaimer (PAID) act"

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2023-S6638 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7106
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-106, El L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S2414

2023-S6638 - Summary

Enacts the "political artificial intelligence disclaimer (PAID) act"; requires political communications that use synthetic media to disclose that they were created with the assistance of artificial intelligence; requires committees that use synthetic media to maintain records of such usage.

2023-S6638 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6638 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6638
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law and the legislative law, in relation to
   the use and disclosure of synthetic media
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "political artificial intelligence disclaimer (PAID) act".
   § 2. Section 14-106 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. (A) ANY POLITICAL COMMUNICATION COVERED BY THIS SECTION WHICH WAS
 PRODUCED  BY  OR  INCLUDES  ANY  SYNTHETIC  MEDIA  SHALL  BE REQUIRED TO
 DISCLOSE THE USE OF SUCH SYNTHETIC MEDIA. THE DISCLOSURE ON  PRINTED  OR
 DIGITAL   POLITICAL   COMMUNICATIONS,   INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO
 BROCHURES, FLYERS, POSTERS, MAILINGS, OR INTERNET ADVERTISING  SHALL  BE
 PRINTED  OR  TYPED  IN  AN  APPROPRIATE LEGIBLE FORM TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
 "THIS POLITICAL COMMUNICATION WAS CREATED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ARTIFI-
 CIAL INTELLIGENCE". THE DISCLOSURE ON NON-PRINTED OR  DIGITAL  POLITICAL
 COMMUNICATIONS  SHALL  CLEARLY  AND PROMINENTLY DISPLAY AND/OR SPEAK THE
 FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "THIS POLITICAL COMMUNICATION WAS CREATED WITH  THE
 ASSISTANCE  OF  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE".  IN  THE  CASE OF A POLITICAL
 COMMUNICATION THAT IS NOT VISUAL, SUCH AS RADIO OR  AUTOMATED  TELEPHONE
 CALLS,  CLEARLY  SPEAKING THE STATEMENT WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "SYNTHETIC MEDIA" MEANS  ANY
 FORM  OF  MEDIA INCLUDING TEXT, IMAGE, VIDEO OR SOUND FULLY OR PARTIALLY
 CREATED OR MODIFIED THROUGH THE USE  OF  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE  ALGO-
 RITHMS.
   §  3.  The  legislative law is amended by adding a new section 54-b to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11102-01-3
 S. 6638                             2

2023-S6638A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7106
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-106, El L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S2414

2023-S6638A - Summary

Enacts the "political artificial intelligence disclaimer (PAID) act"; requires political communications that use synthetic media to disclose that they were created with the assistance of artificial intelligence; requires committees that use synthetic media to maintain records of such usage.

2023-S6638A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6638A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6638--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the use and disclosure
   of synthetic media

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "political artificial intelligence disclaimer (PAID) act".
   § 2. Section 14-106 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. (A) ANY POLITICAL COMMUNICATION COVERED BY THIS SECTION WHICH WAS
 PRODUCED  BY  OR  INCLUDES  ANY  SYNTHETIC  MEDIA  SHALL  BE REQUIRED TO
 DISCLOSE THE USE OF SUCH SYNTHETIC MEDIA. THE DISCLOSURE ON  PRINTED  OR
 DIGITAL   POLITICAL   COMMUNICATIONS,   INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO
 BROCHURES, FLYERS, POSTERS, MAILINGS, OR INTERNET ADVERTISING  SHALL  BE
 PRINTED  OR  TYPED  IN  AN  APPROPRIATE LEGIBLE FORM TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
 "THIS POLITICAL COMMUNICATION WAS CREATED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ARTIFI-
 CIAL INTELLIGENCE". THE DISCLOSURE ON NON-PRINTED OR  DIGITAL  POLITICAL
 COMMUNICATIONS  SHALL  CLEARLY  AND PROMINENTLY DISPLAY AND/OR SPEAK THE
 FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "THIS POLITICAL COMMUNICATION WAS CREATED WITH  THE
 ASSISTANCE  OF  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE".  IN  THE  CASE OF A POLITICAL
 COMMUNICATION THAT IS NOT VISUAL, SUCH AS RADIO OR  AUTOMATED  TELEPHONE
 CALLS,  CLEARLY  SPEAKING THE STATEMENT WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "SYNTHETIC MEDIA" MEANS  ANY
 FORM  OF  MEDIA INCLUDING TEXT, IMAGE, VIDEO OR SOUND FULLY OR PARTIALLY
 CREATED OR MODIFIED THROUGH THE USE  OF  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE  ALGO-
 RITHMS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11102-03-3

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2023-S6638B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7106
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-106, El L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S2414

2023-S6638B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "political artificial intelligence disclaimer (PAID) act"; requires political communications that use synthetic media to disclose that they were created with the assistance of artificial intelligence; requires committees that use synthetic media to maintain records of such usage.

2023-S6638B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6638B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6638--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Elections in
   accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the use and  disclosure
   of synthetic media
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "political artificial intelligence disclaimer (PAID) act".
   §  2.  Section 14-106 of the election law is amended by adding two new
 subdivisions 2-a and 2-b to read as follows:
   2-A. (A) ANY POLITICAL COMMUNICATION COVERED BY THIS SECTION WHICH WAS
 PRODUCED BY OR  INCLUDES  ANY  SYNTHETIC  MEDIA  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO
 DISCLOSE  THE  USE OF SUCH SYNTHETIC MEDIA. THE DISCLOSURE ON PRINTED OR
 DIGITAL  POLITICAL  COMMUNICATIONS,  INCLUDING  BUT   NOT   LIMITED   TO
 BROCHURES,  FLYERS,  POSTERS, MAILINGS, OR INTERNET ADVERTISING SHALL BE
 PRINTED OR TYPED IN AN APPROPRIATE LEGIBLE  FORM  TO  READ  AS  FOLLOWS:
 "THIS POLITICAL COMMUNICATION WAS CREATED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ARTIFI-
 CIAL  INTELLIGENCE".  THE DISCLOSURE ON NON-PRINTED OR DIGITAL POLITICAL
 COMMUNICATIONS SHALL CLEARLY AND PROMINENTLY DISPLAY  AND/OR  SPEAK  THE
 FOLLOWING  STATEMENT: "THIS POLITICAL COMMUNICATION WAS CREATED WITH THE
 ASSISTANCE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE".  IN  THE  CASE  OF  A  POLITICAL
 COMMUNICATION  THAT  IS NOT VISUAL, SUCH AS RADIO OR AUTOMATED TELEPHONE
 CALLS, CLEARLY SPEAKING THE STATEMENT WILL SATISFY THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "SYNTHETIC MEDIA" MEANS ANY
 FORM OF MEDIA INCLUDING TEXT, IMAGE, VIDEO OR SOUND FULLY  OR  PARTIALLY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11102-06-3

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