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Imposes liability for misleading, incorrect, contradictory or harmful information to a user by a chatbot that results in financial loss or other demonstrable harm.
In one paragraph
New York's S 5668 would add General Business Law § 390-f on chatbot liability. A proprietor whose chatbot acts in place of a human representative could not disclaim liability for materially misleading, incorrect, contradictory or harmful information causing financial loss or other demonstrable harm (no liability if cured within 30 days of notice), and would have to give clear notice that the user is talking to an AI chatbot. Companion chatbots face self-harm and minor safeguards. Committee vote March 12, 2025; committed to rules June 13, 2025; referred back January 7, 2026.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill is pending. If enacted, businesses deploying chatbots could not disclaim liability for harmful or misleading output and would have to disclose the AI; companion-chatbot operators would need self-harm and minor safeguards.
Key provisions
- Proprietors (entities that own, operate or deploy a chatbot, not third-party licensors) may not disclaim liability for materially misleading, incorrect, contradictory or harmful information causing financial loss or other demonstrable harm; no liability if cured within 30 days of notice
- Proprietors must ensure chatbot information matches formal policies, product details, disclosures and terms of service; telling users it is a chatbot does not waive liability; liability for bodily harm, including self-harm, cannot be disclaimed
- Clear, conspicuous and explicit notice that the user is interacting with an AI chatbot, in the site's language and no smaller than the largest website text
- Companion chatbots: commercially reasonable methods to prevent promoting self-harm; after detecting self-harm thoughts, bar use for at least 24 hours and display a suicide crisis contact
- Minors under 18: reasonable methods to determine age, use stops until verifiable parental consent, three-day bar if self-harm thoughts are detected, and strict liability if a minor self-harms after non-compliance; age and consent data deleted immediately after use
- Attorney General is named only as rulemaker; no civil or criminal penalty and no express private right of action; takes effect one year after becoming law; Assembly version A222
- Referred to Internet and Technology committee; Committee vote March 12, 2025 was 6 aye, 0 nay, 1 aye with reservations
Latest legislative action
Jan 7, 2026. REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
Sponsors
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| BRESLIN | Primary |
| BROOKS | Primary |
| HAMILTON | Primary |
| John Mannion | Primary |
| Kristen Gonzalez D | Primary |
Roll call votes
Internet And Technology Vote Mar 12, 2025
7 yea0 nayPassed
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