NJ Assembly committee advances package of AI protection bills
The package is aimed at protecting New Jersey residents across a broad range of industries and applications.
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State lawmakers are considering a bill package that will try to keep artificial intelligence use in check.
The five-bill package just cleared its first panel. It is aimed at protecting New Jersey residents across a broad range of industries and applications.
“As generative AI becomes more commonplace, it’s more important than ever to have safeguards in place to protect New Jerseyans from being duped or deceived,” state Assemblyman Chris Tully wrote in a statement.
Tully is the chair of the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
Bill A4732 would require artificial intelligence companion chatbots to provide clear and conspicuous notifications that users are not communicating with a human.
Bill A4728 would regulate the deceptive use of artificial intelligence in photo advertising of certain dwellings.
Bill A4729 would require disclosure to be made when generative artificial intelligence is used to operate chatbots that provide election-related information.
Bill A4731 would direct professional and occupational boards to promulgate rules for licensee use of generative AI.
Bill A4730 would require a person or entity to notify certain consumers when communicating with generative AI to engage in trade or commerce that they are not interacting with humans.
