This Amendment to House Bill No.

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendment to House Bill No. 306: AI Disclosure Safe Harbor

This amendment creates a rule stating that a person is not breaking the Act if they clearly tell users at the start of every chat session that they are talking to a computer, not a human.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a safe harbor for people who use computers in interactive sessions.
• Requires stating 'You are interacting with a computer, not a human' at the beginning of each session.
• States this message must be clear and easy to see or hear.

Who It Names or Affects

• People running interactive sessions
• Users participating in these sessions

Terms To Know

Safe harbor

A rule that says a person is not breaking the Act if they follow specific steps.

Interactive session

Any time when a user talks or types back and forth with a computer system.

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not list an effective date for this law.
• The source material does not define exactly what counts as 'clear and conspicuous' in every situation.

Official Summary Text

This Amendment to House Bill No. 306 provides a safe harbor, which provides that a person is not in violation of the Act if, at the beginning of each interactive session, the person states, in a clear and conspicuous manner, “You are interacting with a computer, not a human.”

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Romer

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 306

AMEND House Bill No. 306 on line 30 by inserting “

(a)

” before “

It

” therein.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 306 after line 38 and before line 39 by inserting the following:

“

(b) A person is in compliance with this section, if at the beginning of each interactive session, the person states, in a clear and conspicuous manner, “You are interacting with a computer, not a human.”

”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment to House Bill No. 306 provides a safe harbor, which provides that a person is not in violation of the Act if, at the beginning of each interactive session, the person states, in a clear and conspicuous manner, “You are interacting with a computer, not a human.”