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Committee advances bill to allow product‑liability claims when AI harms minors
Summary
A Senate committee advanced SB 488, which would clarify that certain artificial‑intelligence products used or marketed to minors can be treated as products under Georgia’s product‑liability code, enabling parents to pursue product‑liability claims if a minor is harmed. The measure passed the committee motion and will move forward for further consideration.
A Senate committee voted to advance legislation that would let parents pursue product‑liability claims if an artificial‑intelligence product sold or promoted to children causes harm.
The bill’s author told the panel the measure is narrowly tailored to place AI within existing product‑liability sections (referenced in testimony as 51‑1‑11 and 51‑1‑11.1), not to regulate AI broadly. “This is not a regulatory bill,” the author said, adding the change is intended to ensure parents have a civil path when a minor suffers serious…
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