Two AI Bills Await Governor Hochul’s Signature; Here Is What They Would Do

Every morning, people across Rockland open a local news site to check a school closing, a zoning vote, or a traffic alert. On some of those same sites, a large share of the visitors are not people at all. They are automated programs. Some are artificial intelligence tools gathering content. Some never say who they are.

In June, the State Legislature passed two bills dealing with artificial intelligence and the news. One sets rules for the bots that visit news sites. The other sets rules for how newsrooms use AI. Both now await action from Governor Hochul. Here is what each one does, and who it would affect.