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Committee passes AI bill with telecom liability exemption after industry and survivor testimony
Summary
The Select Water Committee advanced HB 102, banning nonconsensual AI-generated sexual material, restricting AI systems that promote self-harm, and adding protections for interactive computer services; an adopted amendment exempts platforms and telecoms consistent with 47 U.S.C. provisions.
Representative Veil presented House Bill 102 as a package to protect children and adults from nonconsensual AI-generated sexual material, to prohibit AI systems that promote self-harm, and to address interactive-platform actions that could censor political speech. The sponsor walked members through definitions, criminal provisions for synthetic sexual material, and provisions limiting civil liability for some AI developers.
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