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New York’s legislature is considering the NY FAIR News Act<\/a>, requiring AI-generated news to carry disclaimers and human editorial approval<\/p>\n<\/li>\n A companion bill (S9144<\/a>) would freeze new data center permits for three years as energy demand requests tripled to 10 gigawatts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The move reflects growing bipartisan concern over AI infrastructure costs – Con Edison rates just jumped 9% over three years<\/p>\n<\/li>\n New York already hosts over 130 data centers, with electricity bills soaring nationwide as AI strains the grid<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n New York is taking a hard swing at the AI industry with two bills that could reshape how the technology operates in the state. The proposed legislation would force publishers to slap disclaimers on AI-generated news and slam the brakes on new data center construction for three years – a direct response to skyrocketing electricity bills that jumped 9 percent for Con Edison customers alone. It’s one of the most aggressive state-level moves yet to regulate an industry racing faster than lawmakers can keep up.<\/p>\n New York lawmakers just dropped two bills that could fundamentally change how AI companies operate in the state – and they’re not playing around. The proposals target both sides of the AI equation: what the technology produces and the massive infrastructure it demands.<\/p>\n The New York Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Requirements in News Act, mercifully shortened to the NY FAIR News Act<\/a>, would mandate that any news content “substantially composed, authored, or created through the use of generative artificial intelligence” must carry a visible disclaimer. But it goes further than just labeling. The legislation would also require human editorial oversight before AI-generated content hits publish, forcing organizations to maintain what the bill calls “editorial control” over machine-written material.<\/p>\n The requirements don’t stop at disclosure to readers. News organizations would have to tell their own employees exactly how and when AI is being deployed in their newsrooms. There’s also a privacy component – the bill calls for safeguards preventing AI systems from accessing confidential information, particularly details about journalistic sources.<\/p>\n