It was a pretty good year for regulating AI in New York
It was a pretty good year for regulating AI in New York
https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/06/it-was-pretty-good-year-regulating-ai-new-york/414125/
Publish Date: 2026-06-11 14:03:00
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- New York state legislature approved new AI-related bills aimed at curbing misuse in the fast-growing industry.
- Two notable bills focus on protections for minors interacting with AI chatbots, preventing harmful scenarios such as unsupervised therapy and simulated companionship.
- A five-year moratorium on the sale of children’s toys with chatbots was proposed to protect children’s safety.
- The Artificial Intelligence Training Data Transparency Act was passed to increase transparency in the data used to train AI models.
- The FAIR News Act was approved to require news organizations to disclose AI use in reporting and protect human newsroom staff from AI automation.
- Some proposed measures, like the New York AI Act and an executive budget proposal for clear labeling of AI-generated content, did not pass this legislative session.
