HB2133

THE CONTEXT: Artificial Intelligence (AI) means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. AI systems use machine and human-based inputs to: 1) perceive real and virtual environments; 2) abstract such perceptions into models through analysis in an automated manner; and 3) use model inference to formulate options for information or action ( 15 U.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would exempt commercial entities from verification requirements if the video, image or recording meets specified conditions, instruct a commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes sexual material on an internet website to: a; require each person who uploads the sexual material to verify, using reasonable consent verification methods, that the individual depicted has explicitly consented to the creation, distribution and publication of the material; b; ensure the depicted individual was 18 years of age when the content was created; and c; ensure the material was created before the enactment of the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of, and direct the commercial entity to maintain records of the verification for at least seven years.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to tailor the rule for sexual material to a defined circumstance instead of applying one broad standard. It would exempt commercial entities from verification requirements if the video, image or recording meets specified conditions, and would also instruct a commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes sexual material on an internet website to: a. require each person who uploads the sexual material to verify, using reasonable consent verification methods, that the individual depicted has explicitly consented to the creation, distribution and publication of the material; b. ensure the depicted individual was 18 years of age when the content was created; and c. ensure the material was created before the enactment of the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.