NY Office of Algorithmic Innovation Act

Proposed 2023-05-25 | Official source

Summary

Establishes an Office of Algorithmic Innovation in New York to promote algorithmic innovation and ensure algorithms are safe, effective, and ethical.

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📜 This document's name is An act to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the office of algorithmic innovation. AGORA also tracks this document under the name NY Office of Algorithmic Innovation Act.

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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7501 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 25, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Science and Technology AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the office of algorithmic innovation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 38-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 38-A OFFICE OF ALGORITHMIC INNOVATION SECTION 860. OFFICE OF ALGORITHMIC INNOVATION. § 860. OFFICE OF ALGORITHMIC INNOVATION. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A STATE OFFICE OF ALGORITHMIC INNOVATION. THE OFFICE SHALL BE HEADED BY A DIRECTOR WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. THE OFFICE SHALL HAVE AS ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE THE CREATION OF POLICIES AND STANDARDS TO ENSURE ALGORITHMS ARE SAFE, EFFECTIVE, FAIR, AND ETHICAL, AND THAT THE STATE IS CONDUCIVE TO PROMOTING ALGORITHMIC INNOVATION. THE OFFICE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO SET STANDARDS FOR ALGORITHMS USED IN ANY TECHNOLOGY, BE ABLE TO AUDIT ALL ALGORITHMS, AND SET STATEWIDE POLICY ON THE USE OF ALGORITHMS AND PROMOTION OF INNOVATION. THE DIRECTOR SHALL APPOINT STAFF AND PERFORM SUCH OTHER FUNCTIONS TO ENSURE THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE OFFICE WITHIN THE AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE THEREFOR BY APPROPRIATION.

1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE, "ALGORITHM" SHALL MEAN ANY SET OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS USED TO COMPLETE AN OBJECTIVE, INCLUD- ING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING TECHNOLOGY THAT PERFORMS ITS OWN DECI- SION MAKING OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11400-02-3