New York AI law
New York · S9051
Enacted
Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors
Passed both houses; awaiting the Governor. S 9051-B would bar operators of AI companions and other generative AI chatbots that give ongoing, adaptive responses from offering 'unsafe AI companion features' to New York users unless approved age-assurance methods show the user is not a minor.
Key provisions
- Covers operators of generative AI chatbots with a natural-language interface that give ongoing, adaptive responses, including AI companions
- Unsafe features may be offered only to users shown not to be minors through age-assurance methods permitted under New York law and Attorney General rules
- Unsafe features include presenting as human or as feeling emotions, claiming a personal, professional or authority relationship, personal opinions or emotional appeals, flattery or sycophancy, and…