WHAT THIS BILL REGULATES · 1 REQUIREMENT TYPE
How Is This Bill Enforced
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(a) 1 Any political communication covered by this section which was produced by or includes any synthetic mediaSynthetic media"synthetic media" means any form of media including text, image, video or sound fully or partially created or modified through the use of artificial intelligence algorithms.Election Law § 14-106(2-a)(b) shall be required to disclose the use of such synthetic mediaSynthetic media"synthetic media" means any form of media including text, image, video or sound fully or partially created or modified through the use of artificial intelligence algorithms.Election Law § 14-106(2-a)(b). The disclosure on printed or digital political communications, including but not limited to brochures, flyers, posters, mailings, or internet advertising shall be printed or typed in an appropriate legible form to read as follows: "This political communication was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence". The disclosure on non-printed or digital political communications shall clearly and prominently display and/or speak the following statement: "This political communication was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence". In the case of a political communication that is not visual, such as radio or automated telephone calls, clearly speaking the statement will satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.
This subdivision establishes the bill's core obligation: any political communication covered by Election Law § 14-106 that was produced by or includes synthetic media must disclose that fact. The bill prescribes verbatim disclosure language — "This political communication was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence" — and specifies the format by medium. Printed and digital communications (brochures, flyers, posters, mailings, internet advertising) must carry the disclosure in printed or typed legible form. Non-printed or non-visual communications must clearly and prominently display and/or speak the statement. Audio-only formats such as radio or robocalls satisfy the requirement by clearly speaking the statement alone.
The bill does not define which entity bears the disclosure obligation, but it amends § 14-106, which governs political committees and their communications. The obligation therefore falls on any person or committee responsible for producing or distributing a covered political communication.
(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "synthetic mediaSynthetic media"synthetic media" means any form of media including text, image, video or sound fully or partially created or modified through the use of artificial intelligence algorithms.Election Law § 14-106(2-a)(b)" means any form of media including text, image, video or sound fully or partially created or modified through the use of artificial intelligence algorithms.
This subdivision provides the operative definition of synthetic media for purposes of the disclosure requirement. The definition is notably broad: it encompasses any form of media — text, image, video, or sound — that is fully or partially created or modified through the use of artificial intelligence algorithms. This breadth means the disclosure requirement could be triggered by even minor AI-assisted modifications to political communications, not only fully AI-generated content.