Senate Bill S1815

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires publishers of books created with the use of generative artificial intelligence to contain a disclosure of such use

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Internet And Technology Committee

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 14, 2025	referred to internet and technology

2025-S1815 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1509
Current Committee:: Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add §338, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S7922, A8098

2025-S1815 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires publishers of books created wholly or partially with the use of generative artificial intelligence to disclose such use of generative artificial intelligence before the completion of such sale; applies to all printed and digital books consisting of text, pictures, audio, puzzles, games or any combination thereof.

2025-S1815 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1815

SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
publishers of books created with the use of generative artificial intel-
ligence to contain a disclosure of such use

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would require publishers. to disclose whether any portion of a
book was published with the use of generative artificial intelligence
software to provide transparency to consumers making purchasing deci-
sions.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Adds a new section, 338-al. to the general business law to
require conspicuous disclosure of books wholly or partially created
through the use of generative artificial intelligence.

Section 2. Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The use of generative artificial intelligence, or "Al", has proven to be
disruptive to many industries in a very short time, leading to uncer-
tainty about how it will affect the field of education.  Technological
advancements have allowed for Al to be used as a pathway to generate
income regardless of impact on the end-user. Copy (written material) and
art are being used to Al generate entire books with limited editorial
oversight as a result of self-publishing becoming accessible to the
average, person. Bowker, the official agency in the United States which
has authority to issue International Standard Book Numbers or "ISBNs",
estimates that almost 15 million books have been self-published since
2011, but over 12 million of those or 81% were published after 2017.

As this new technology becomes interwoven into the publishing world,
consumers deserve full transparency about who (or what) wrote, illus-
trated, or otherwise designed the books they are buying for themselves,
their children, their students, or new language learners.  This technol-
ogy could have alarming effects on children's literacy as written books,
audio books, coloring books, and other learning tools are being produced
with experimental models that may not fully conform with developmental
or language standards, and have no editor vetting the material. A
conspicuous disclaimer on the cover of books generated using Al will
allow consumers to make informed choices for their families or communi-
ty.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2023-2024: S7922 / A8089A

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

No immediate fiscal impact.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This law shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become law.

2025-S1815 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1815
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to requiring
   publishers of books created with  the  use  of  generative  artificial
   intelligence to contain a disclosure of such use

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 338 to read as follows:
   § 338. PUBLISHING OF BOOKS; GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DISCLO-
 SURE. 1. ANY BOOK THAT WAS WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY CREATED THROUGH  THE  USE
 OF  GENERATIVE  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE, PUBLISHED IN THIS STATE, SHALL
 CONSPICUOUSLY DISCLOSE UPON THE COVER OF THE BOOK, THAT  SUCH  BOOK  WAS
 CREATED WITH THE USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
   2.  BOOKS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO, ALL PRINTED AND DIGITAL  BOOKS,  REGARDLESS  OF  SUCH
 BOOKS'  TARGET  AGE  GROUP  OR  AUDIENCE,  CONSISTING OF TEXT, PICTURES,
 AUDIO, PUZZLES, GAMES OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "GENERATIVE  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLI-
 GENCE"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  USE  OF MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY, SOFTWARE,
 AUTOMATION, AND ALGORITHMS  TO  PERFORM  TASKS,  TO  MAKE  RULES  AND/OR
 PREDICTIONS BASED ON EXISTING DATA SETS AND INSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) ANY ARTIFICIAL SYSTEM THAT PERFORMS TASKS UNDER VARYING AND UNPRE-
 DICTABLE  CIRCUMSTANCES WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT HUMAN OVERSIGHT, OR THAT CAN
 LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE AND IMPROVE PERFORMANCE WHEN EXPOSED TO DATA SETS;
   (B) AN ARTIFICIAL SYSTEM  DEVELOPED  IN  COMPUTER  SOFTWARE,  PHYSICAL
 HARDWARE,  OR  OTHER  CONTEXT  THAT  SOLVES  TASKS  REQUIRING HUMAN-LIKE
 PERCEPTION, COGNITION, PLANNING, LEARNING,  COMMUNICATION,  OR  PHYSICAL
 ACTION;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03003-01-5
 S. 1815                             2

 
   (C)  AN  ARTIFICIAL  SYSTEM  DESIGNED  TO  THINK  OR ACT LIKE A HUMAN,
 INCLUDING COGNITIVE ARCHITECTURES AND NEURAL NETWORKS;
   (D)  A SET OF TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING MACHINE LEARNING, THAT IS DESIGNED
 TO APPROXIMATE A COGNITIVE TASK; AND/OR
   (E) AN ARTIFICIAL SYSTEM DESIGNED  TO  ACT  RATIONALLY,  INCLUDING  AN
 INTELLIGENT  SOFTWARE  AGENT OR EMBODIED ROBOT THAT ACHIEVES GOALS USING
 PERCEPTION,  PLANNING,  REASONING,  LEARNING,  COMMUNICATING,   DECISION
 MAKING, AND ACTING.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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