A 5164 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Regulates artificial intelligence in news media industry; establishes "Artificial Intelligence In Communications Oversight Committee."

This bill requires New Jersey news media outlets to label all AI-generated content with a clear "generative AI" label, credit original sources, and include a disclaimer that the content may not reflect source accuracy. It prohibits news organizations from using artificial intelligence to replace human journalists in reporting, research, or investigative work. The bill establishes the "Artificial Intelligence In Communications Oversight Committee" to study AI's impact on journalism jobs, wages, and content accuracy, and submit annual reports to the Governor and Legislature. Violations carry civil penalties of $10,000 for the first offense, increasing to $30,000 for repeat violations, enforceable by the Attorney General.
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Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Jan 14, 2025
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Jan 14, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
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