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House delays bill on nonconsensual intimate digital depictions after debate over AI-company liability
Summary
The House postponed further action on Senate Bill 288 after a contentious debate over whether AI-platform companies should be shielded from liability when users generate nonconsensual intimate imagery.
The House debated Senate Bill 288, a measure creating civil remedies and criminal provisions for nonconsensual disclosure of intimate digital depictions, including images produced or manipulated electronically.
During floor debate and committee discussion lawmakers sought to refine definitions (for example, defining "broadcaster") and to clarify criminal thresholds for images that depict juveniles. A high-profile part of the discussion concerned proposed language that would shield AI-platform providers from…
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