BILL NUMBER: S8206
SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring the
collection of oaths of responsible use from users of certain generative
or surveillance advanced artificial intelligence systems
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Requires the collection of oaths of responsible use from users of
certain high-impact advanced artificial intelligence systems.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
394-cccc(l): Provides definitions.
394-cccc(2): Requires operators of all high-impact advanced artificial
intelligence platforms to require users to create an account to use
their systems and submit an oath that such users will not engage in or
have engaged in certain action stated by the oath. Such oath shall be
signed and submitted on the 90th day after it was last submitted or the
next time the person uses the platform later the 90-day period.
394-cccc(3): Provides that such oath shall be sworn under penalty of
perjury under 210.45 of the penal law.
394-cccc(4): Requires that operators collect and submit such oaths to
the attorney general within thirty days of receipt. Sets forth a penalty
of $3,000 per oath that is not submitted, or the amount of profit
derived from the user, whichever is greater.
394-cccc(5): Provides that no operator may augment, add or delete any
provision absent a request from the attorney general.
394-cccc(6) Provides that users will not be liable where the operator
fails to present, collect, or submit an oath.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Publicly accessible software powered by advanced artificial intelligence
systems has become increasingly prevalent in the United States. Today,
every person with access to the internet can use these artificial intel-
ligence systems - many for free, and most for a low price - that can do
things thought impossible only a year ago.
For example, AI systems can, in seconds - and some in minutes - generate
human-like content such as images, videos, and audio. They can even
engage in human-like conversation and can be tailored to have personal-
ized personalities. These systems create endless possibilities for
people to express themselves in the manner they see fit, yet their
human-like qualities also have the ability to deceive others. For exam-
ple, AI audio systems can recreate a person's voice with extreme accura-
cy and believability with mere seconds-long samples; AI photo synthesiz-
er systems can create photographs of famous or private figures engaging
in any act or in any scenario; AI video generators, while still in their
infancy, will soon have the ability to create realistic videos of
persons of events; and AI text-generators can replicate the speaking
patterns of any person when given samples and can generate human-like
text or engage in human-like conversations with an extremely high degree
of believability.
Media, be it social media or news media, drive public debate. In today's
world, information can reach all ends of the Earth in an instant. The
ease at which public debate can be manipulated is reaching its apex. We
are also concerned not just with media manipulation for widely-reported
persons and events, but with persons in small communities and communi-
ties themselves who may not have the resources to counter the outputs of
these high-impact systems. To mitigate misuse of these platforms with-
out overburdening users, platforms, or innovation, we ought to require
the simple step of requiring users to state, under oath and under penal-
ty of perjury, that they will not engage in the types of actions that
can have a devastating effect on public debate, public safety, and indi-
vidualized reputational protection to ensure that users understand that
unique gravity ofòusing these systems to engage in harmful conduct.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
TBD
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth date after it shall have
become law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment, and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.