Relates to falsely reporting an incident through the use of artificial intelligence

This New York bill (A 9185) amends criminal law to explicitly include AI-generated communications in the definition of "falsely reporting an incident in the third degree." It directly affects individuals who knowingly use artificial intelligence (including generative AI) to create false reports about crimes, emergencies, or child abuse incidents - such as fabricating emergency alerts or fake abuse reports via AI tools. The law expands existing penalties (class A misdemeanor) to cover these AI-facilitated false reports to authorities or the public, ensuring that AI-generated misinformation about emergencies or safety threats is treated the same as human-created false reports. The bill takes immediate effect upon enactment.