Enforcement action · New York State Governor's Office
Governor Hochul Launches Empire AI Consortium to Make New York a Global Leader in Artificial Intelligence as Part of FY 2025 Budget
Governor Hochul Launches Empire AI Consortium to Make New York a Global Leader in Artificial Intelligence as Part of FY 2025 Budget is an AI-related enforcement action involving New York State Governor's Office. Governor Hochul launched the Empire AI Consortium with a $275 million investment and signed legislation requiring disclosures for materially deceptive AI-generated media in political communications in New York.
Action details
- Agency
- New York State Governor's Office
- Jurisdiction
- NY
- Document type
- press release
- Effective
- 2024-04-22
- AI risk category
- high
- Topic
- ai content
Summary
New York Governor Hochul announced the establishment of the Empire AI Consortium, backed by $275 million in state funding, to create a state-of-the-art AI computing center at the University at Buffalo. This initiative aims to foster responsible AI research and development within the public interest and attract talent. Concurrently, new legislation was signed requiring disclosure for all political communications, including image, video, audio, or text, that feature materially deceptive AI-generated media.
Primary source
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-launches-empire-ai-consortium-make-new-york-global-leader-artificial →Related New York State Governor's Office actions
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Governor Hochul Launches Empire AI Consortium to Make New York a Global Leader in Artificial Intelligence as Part of FY 2025 Budget?
- New York Governor Hochul announced the establishment of the Empire AI Consortium, backed by $275 million in state funding, to create a state-of-the-art AI computing center at the University at Buffalo. This initiative aims to foster responsible AI research and development within the public interest and attract talent. Concurrently, new legislation was signed requiring disclosure for all political communications, including image, video, audio, or text, that feature materially deceptive AI-generated media. Primary source →
- Which agency brought the action?
- New York State Governor's Office brought this enforcement action in NY. Primary source →
- What was the penalty?
- No specific penalty amount is disclosed in the primary source AIGI tracked for this action. Some enforcement actions resolve through injunctive relief, consent decrees, or behavioural undertakings rather than monetary penalty. Primary source →
- When did the action take effect?
- The action was effective 2024-04-22. Primary source →
- Where can I find the primary source?
- The primary source for Governor Hochul Launches Empire AI Consortium to Make New York a Global Leader in Artificial Intelligence as Part of FY 2025 Budget is at https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-launches-empire-ai-consortium-make-new-york-global-leader-artificial. AIGI does not paraphrase secondary commentary — every claim on this page links back to that primary source. Primary source →
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