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NY A06545
Bill
Status
3/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
John Zaccaro
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AI Summary
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Prohibits chatbot proprietors from allowing their AI systems to provide responses, information, or advice that would constitute unauthorized practice of licensed professions including medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, psychology, and law
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Holds proprietors (owners, operators, or deployers of chatbots) liable for violations, while excluding third-party developers who license chatbot technology to others
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Creates a private right of action allowing individuals to sue for actual damages, with willful violations resulting in additional costs, attorneys' fees, and disbursements
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Requires proprietors to provide clear, conspicuous notice to users that they are interacting with an AI chatbot, displayed in the same language as the chatbot and in a font size at least as large as other text on the website
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Specifies that liability cannot be waived or disclaimed simply by notifying consumers they are interacting with a non-human chatbot system
Legislative Description
Imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals.
Last Action
reference changed to science and technology
3/5/2026