AI May be More Intelligent Than New York Lawmakers


NYS Assemblyman Clyde Vanel District 33 | Clyde Vanel / Faceboo

An Albany assemblyman has turned to the AI platform ChatGPT to draft legislation requiring landlords to provide copies of their lease agreements to tenants if they request it.

Legislator Clyde Vanel (D-Queens) seemed happy with the results creating Assembly Bill 6896 which comes with an “AI disclosure” crediting the program for researching and drafting the proposed law before being reviewed and refined by humans.

According to Vanel, the AI program’s execution wasn’t perfect—he had to make some refinements to his initial inquiries—but the process resulted in a good bill that he stands behind.

NYS Assemblyman Clyde Vanel District 33 Clyde Vanel / Faceboo
Chair of the state Assembly’s subcommittee on Internet and New Technology, Vanel has sponsored bills that consider what place emerging technologies like AI and blockchain have in New York. One of his bills, now on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk, would create a commission to study how to regulate AI, robotics and automation.

In Washington, New York’s Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, has called for Congress to study Al, saying “we cannot be ostriches sticking our heads in the sand.”

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