Artificial Intelligence Digital Replica Requires Specific Consent in New York

Not to be outdone by California, New York passed an almost identical law on the subject of the specific consent required to use an AI-generated digital replica (Senate Bill S7676B), which also became effective on January 1, 2025.  New York’s definition of “digital replica” is slightly different from California’s, however, in that it is defined as “a digital simulation of the voice or likeness of an individual that so closely resembles the individual’s voice or likeness that a layperson would not be able to readily distinguish the digital simulation from the individual’s authentic voice or likeness.”