Plain English Breakdown
The official source states 'no reimbursement is required... for a specified reason' but does not explicitly list what that specific reason is in the provided text.
Extortion Law Update on AI Threats
AB-355 changes the law to say that threatening someone with artificial intelligence-generated images or videos can count as extortion.
What This Bill Does
- Adds a new type of threat to the definition of extortion under state law involving AI-generated media.
- States that fear caused by threats to post, distribute, or create AI-generated pictures or videos is enough for an extortion charge.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who threaten others with AI-generated images or videos
- Victims targeted by threats involving fake digital media
Terms To Know
- Extortion
- Getting property from someone else, getting them to agree to something, or forcing a public official to act by using force, fear, or the power of their job.
- AI-generated images or videos
- Pictures or moving pictures created or changed by computer programs instead of being real recordings of events.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill summary does not include a date when this law will officially start working.
- The source material states no reimbursement is required for local agencies but only mentions it is 'for a specified reason' without listing that specific reason.