Relates to disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence by law enforcement agencies

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• Democratic1

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◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Kristen Gonzalez says this is needed

POLICING STRATEGIES HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS AS NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAVE BECOME AVAILABLE. IN THE LATE 1940S, POLICE BEGAN USING RADIO COMMUNI- CATION SYSTEMS IN TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND BY THE LATE 1990S, NEARLY 100% OF THE COUNTRY WAS COVERED BY SOME TYPE OF 9-1-1 SERVICE. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, SUCH AS FORENSIC ANALYSES OF BITE MARKS, BLOODSTAIN PATTERNS AND FINGERPRINTS HAVE MORE COMPLICATED HISTORIES. ACCORDING TO THE INNOCENCE PROJECT, MISAPPLIED FORENSIC TECHNIQUES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO NEARLY A QUARTER OF ALL WRONGFUL CONVICTION CASES IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1989. NOW, EMERGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) POLICING METHODS ARE FURTHER ALTERING POLICING NORMS, ENABLING MORE PREVENTIVE POLICING WHILE ALSO PRESENTING NEW CHALLENGES FOR PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC TRUST. IN AN AUGUST 2025 ARTICLE, THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED THAT AI-POWERED POLICING TOOLS, PARTICULARLY FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, HAVE LED TO AT LEAST TEN FALSE ARRESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN RECENT YEARS. DUE TO THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY SURROUNDING THE USE OF THESE TOOLS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ERRORS MADE BY AL POLICING TECHNOLOGIES IS UNKNOWN. UNDER CURRENT LAW, POLICE OFFICERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO INFORM DEFENDANTS IF AI TOOLS ARE USED IN THEIR IDENTIFICATION OR ARREST, AN OVERSIGHT WHICH CREATES SERIOUS DUE PROCESS CONCERNS, LIMITS A DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO AN EFFECTIVE DEFENSE AND INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF FALSE CONVICTIONS. THIS LEGISLATION WOULD INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AROUND AI POLICING TECHNOL- OGIES BY REQUIRING POLICE AGENCIES TO PUBLISH INFORMATION ON THE AI TOOLS USED BY THEIR DEPARTMENTS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THESE TOOLS ARE BEING USED AT LEAST 90 DAYS PRIOR TO EMPLOYING A NEW COVERED TOOL. THE LEGISLATION ALSO ENSURES THAT ANY USE OF AN AI TOOL IN A CRIM- INAL INVESTIGATION IS DISCLOSED IN POLICE REPORTS, PROVIDES THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WITH AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE TAW AND DIRECTS THEM TO PUBLISH A MODEL POLICY ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLI- GENCE FOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO FOLLOW.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.