New York AI Companion Models Law
New York · N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law Art. 47, § 1700 et seq. (2025 budget, S-3008C) · effective 2025-11-05
Summary
Operators of 'AI companions' — systems that simulate sustained human-like relationships, retain conversation history, and can initiate unsolicited prompts — must tell users clearly that they are not talking to a human at the start of every interaction and at least every three hours during continuing interactions, and must detect and respond to expressions of suicidal ideation or self-harm with crisis referrals.
Who must comply
Any operator providing an AI companion to New York users.
What you must disclose
Clear and conspicuous notification, verbally or in writing, that the user is not communicating with a human.
When: At the beginning of each interaction and at least once every three hours during continuing interactions.
Other duties
- Maintain a protocol to detect suicidal ideation or self-harm and refer users to crisis services (e.g., 988).
Exemptions
- Systems used solely for customer service, productivity, or internal business purposes that do not sustain a relationship.
Penalties
Civil penalties up to $15,000 per day of violation, plus injunctive relief.
Enforced by: New York Attorney General only.
Triggered by
Sources
- Troutman — Analyzing the new AI companion chatbot laws (Jan 2026)
- Orrick — 2026 state chatbot laws: key provisions
Last reviewed 2026-09-09. Not legal advice.
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