Enacts the New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act

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• Democratic45
• Republican6

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◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Patricia Fahy says this is needed

New York is the center of the American news industry, and journalists are a key part of the state's workforce. The State likewise has a strong interest in the health and preservation of journalism. With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technology, gener- ative AI can quickly generate articles, summaries, news scripts, audio/visual, and other media content that may seem professionally done to a lay observer. However, there is ample evidence that this product often contains false or misleading content, and generative AI plagi- arizes by deriving its content from original source material without permission or proper citation. Given this context, there is an urgent need to prevent news companies from using AI at the expense of journalists and to the disservice of the general public which relies on the news for accurate information about the world. This bill seeks to establish clear, meaningful protections for both journalists and the public to ensure that the integrity of the news and its workforce are safeguarded.

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.