An Act providing for disclosures and safeguards relating to the use of artificial intelligence; and imposing duties on the Attorney General.
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Overview
This Pennsylvania bill, the Safeguarding Adolescents from Exploitative Chatbots and Harmful AI Technology Act, aims to protect minors from potential harm associated with AI companions. It requires operators of AI companion platforms to clearly disclose that they are interacting with artificial intelligence, not a human, and to implement safeguards against promoting self-harm or sexually explicit content, particularly for users under 18. The Attorney General is tasked with enforcing these regulations.
Key provisions
- Requires operators of AI companion platforms to clearly disclose that interactions are with artificial intelligence.
- Mandates protocols to prevent AI companions from generating content related to suicide, self-harm, or violence.
- Requires operators to notify minors that they are interacting with AI, and provide periodic reminders.
- Prohibits AI companions from producing sexually explicit content or directly instructing minors to engage in such conduct.
- Establishes a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for violations of the act.
- Defines key terms such as ‘AI companion,’ ‘artificial intelligence,’ and ‘generative artificial intelligence.’
- Assigns the Attorney General the responsibility for enforcing the act.
- Specifies that the act does not apply to the underlying AI models themselves, only to platforms offering them as AI companions.
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David Argall
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