Committee adopts amendment expanding child-predator statute to cover AI deepfakes
An amendment was adopted to clarify sexual-misconduct language and explicitly criminalize AI-generated, virtually indistinguishable sexually explicit depictions sent to minors; the bill as amended received a favorable report from the committee.
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Senator Gabbin and a committee sponsor explained an amendment to S P 70 that replaces certain textual lines and ties the statute to the existing definition in section 13a-12-190, while adding a definition for "virtually indistinguishable depiction." The change was intended to ensure that AI-generated deepfakes or simulated explicit depictions sent to someone believed to be a minor remain criminalized.
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