This should have been universally implimented as soon as AI became a thing. Anyone depicted in the NEWS with unlabelled AI should have legal grounds to accuse the station of libel and defamation.
New York has passed a new law, the first of its kind in the United States, requiring clear labels on news content made with AI
The law, called the NY FAIR News Act, states that any news story, weather report, sports update, entertainment article, or similar content must display a prominent, easy-to-see notice if it was mostly created by AI.
The rule applies across all formats, including newspapers, websites, TV, radio, podcasts, images, and videos.
The notice must appear at the top so readers or viewers immediately know whether a human reporter wrote it or if AI did most of the work.
The State Senate and Assembly approved the bill on June 8, 2026 and now awaits Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature. If signed, the law will take effect 60 days later
The rule does not apply to content that includes enough human work to qualify for copyright protection. There are no fines for individuals only the state attorney general can enforce the law against companies that violate it.