Establishes a temporary commission to study AI, robotics, and automation regulation in New York, including law, liability, employment impact, confidentiality, restrictions, and sector applications. Requires a final report before the act's expiration on December 31, 2020.
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This is a binding legislative act passed by the New York State Legislature that creates a temporary state commission with legal authority. It uses mandatory language ('shall') and establishes formal governmental structures with specific appointment procedures and reporting requirements.
The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with brief mentions of employment impacts (6.2), privacy concerns (2.1), weaponization risks (4.2), and governance structures (6.5). Coverage is primarily at the study/investigation level rather than establishing specific mitigations. Most subdomains receive coverage scores of 1-2, reflecting the document's nature as a commission establishment rather than substantive regulation.
This document does not directly govern specific economic sectors but rather establishes a commission to study AI regulation across all sectors. It explicitly mentions public sector applications and weaponry, and implicitly covers employment impacts across sectors and technology industry considerations. The commission's broad mandate to study AI regulation encompasses potential governance of multiple sectors.
The document does not focus on specific AI lifecycle stages but rather establishes a commission to study AI regulation broadly. It implicitly covers all lifecycle stages through its mandate to study 'artificial intelligence, robotics and automation' comprehensively, including development, deployment, and operational aspects.
The document uses broad terminology 'artificial intelligence, robotics and automation' without defining specific technical categories. It does not distinguish between AI models, systems, frontier AI, general purpose AI, or other technical classifications. No compute thresholds or model types are specified.
New York State Legislature (Senate and Assembly)
The document is a legislative act enacted by the New York State Senate and Assembly, as indicated by the formal legislative language and enactment clause.
New York State Legislature; Governor of New York
The legislature retains oversight through the reporting requirement, and the governor along with legislative leaders receive the commission's final report. However, there are no explicit enforcement mechanisms or penalties in this procedural act.
New York state artificial intelligence, robotics and automation commission
The commission itself serves as the monitoring body, tasked with studying and investigating AI regulation issues and reporting findings to state leadership.
New York state artificial intelligence, robotics and automation commission; Governor of New York; Temporary President of the Senate; Speaker of the Assembly; Minority Leaders; Chancellor of SUNY; Chancellor of CUNY
The act targets government officials who must appoint commission members and the commission itself which must conduct the study. The commission is tasked with studying AI regulation but does not directly regulate AI developers or deployers.