N.Y. Lawmaker Floats 4 Bills Regulating AI
New York Assemblymember Clyde Vanel (D) wants an AI bill of rights, among other measures, to regulate the fast-growing technology and its use of personal data. The legislator introduced a raft of bills Tuesday amid great interest across the states in regulating AI (see 2501270051).
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Vanel’s A-3265 would provide New Yorkers with "rights and protections to ensure that any system making decisions without human intervention impacting their lives" does so "lawfully, properly, and with meaningful oversight.”
The bill states that New York residents should have “(i) the right to safe and effective systems; (ii) protections against algorithmic discrimination; (iii) protections against abusive data practices; (iv) the right to have agency over one's data; (v) the right to know when an automated system is being used; (vi) the right to understand how and why an automated system contributed to outcomes that impact one; (vii) the right to opt out of an automated system; and (viii) the right to work with a human in the place of an automated system.”
The bipartisan bill includes Assemblymember Jacob Blumencranz (R) as co-sponsor. But Vanel and Blumencranz are not the only New York legislators with bills aimed at stopping AI discrimination; Assemblymember Alex Bores (D) and Sen. Kristen Gonzalez (D) also have bills (see 2501090030).
Other AI measures that Vanel introduced Monday include A-3411 to require warnings on generative AI systems; A-3356 to require registration of high-risk AI systems and set ethics rules; and A-3361 to create a temporary state study commission to consider how to regulate AI, robotics and automation.