New York Senate Bill S3971B (2019)

• Authority: New York
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2020-12-31

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Compromise of privacy
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Increased inequality and decline in employment
• Competitive dynamics
• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

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.

Sector coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Information
• Finance & Insurance
• Professional & Technical Services
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Management, Administrative & Support Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

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.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

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.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: New York State Legislature (Senate and Assembly)
• Summary: 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.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: 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
• Summary: 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.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: New York State Legislature; Governor of New York
• Summary: 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.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: New York state artificial intelligence, robotics and automation commission
• Summary: The commission itself serves as the monitoring body, tasked with studying and investigating AI regulation issues and reporting findings to state leadership.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Build and Use Model
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

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.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

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.