An act to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the office of algorithmic innovation

• Authority: New York
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2024-01-03

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• 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 only implicit references to a few areas. The broad mandate to ensure algorithms are 'safe, effective, fair, and ethical' suggests awareness of discrimination (1.1), system safety (7.3), and governance (6.5) concerns, but provides no specific risk mitigation measures or detailed discussion of any particular risk subdomain. Coverage is extremely limited with no subdomain receiving more than minimal attention.

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
• Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
• Professional & Technical Services
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Management, Administrative & Support Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
• Accommodation, Food & Other Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This legislation governs AI/algorithm use across all economic sectors within New York State. The broad language 'algorithms used in any technology' creates universal applicability rather than sector-specific regulation. All 14 sectors receive equal coverage through this comprehensive mandate.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a proposed legislative act to amend New York's executive law, creating a new state office with binding regulatory powers including standard-setting, auditing authority, and statewide policy-making powers over algorithms.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: M. of A. RAJKUMAR (Member of Assembly); New York State Legislature
• Summary: The document is a legislative bill introduced by Member of Assembly Rajkumar to the New York State Assembly, as indicated in the header and introduction section.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Summary: The document applies broadly to any entity using algorithms in technology within New York State. The scope includes 'algorithms used in any technology' and specifically mentions 'artificial intelligence', indicating it targets both developers and deployers of algorithmic systems.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Office of Algorithmic Innovation; Director of the Office of Algorithmic Innovation
• Summary: The newly created Office of Algorithmic Innovation, headed by a Director appointed by the Governor, is granted explicit enforcement powers including standard-setting, auditing, and policy-making authority.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Office of Algorithmic Innovation
• Summary: The Office of Algorithmic Innovation is explicitly granted auditing authority over all algorithms, which constitutes a monitoring function to ensure compliance with standards and policies.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document covers multiple lifecycle stages with its broad mandate over algorithms. The authority to 'set standards' and 'audit all algorithms' implies coverage of design, development, deployment, and operational monitoring stages. However, the document provides no specific requirements for any particular stage.

Technical Scope

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

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document uses the term 'algorithm' very broadly to include artificial intelligence, defining it as any computer programming instructions including those for 'technology that performs its own decision making otherwise known as artificial intelligence.' No specific AI types, models, or compute thresholds are mentioned.