In one paragraph
Alaska's HB 306 would have required a statement ('This communication has been manipulated or generated by artificial intelligence') on campaign communications containing a deepfake meant to injure a candidate or party or deceive voters. It would also have set rules for state agency AI used for consequential decisions: inventories, impact assessments, notice, consent, appeals and bans. It was heard and held in House State Affairs March 19, 2024 and died when the 33rd Legislature ended.
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What it means for business
None: the bill did not pass. It would have covered people publishing campaign deepfakes and vendors selling decision-making AI to Alaska state agencies.
Key provisions
- AS 15.13.093: anyone who knows or should know a communication includes a deepfake depicting a candidate or party, made to injure reputation or deceive a voter, would have to include the AI statement, read aloud in audio and kept on screen in digital video
- The Department of Administration would inventory state agency AI systems used for consequential decisions every two years and publish the inventories; agencies would assess impact at least every two years
- Agencies using such systems would have to notify affected individuals, get consent before collecting sensitive personal data, provide an appeal with manual human review, and get consent for AI in video interviews of job applicants
- Agencies could not use such systems involving biometric identification (including facial recognition), emotion recognition, cognitive behavioral manipulation or social scoring, or data hosted in China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia or Venezuela
- State agencies could contract for such systems only with vendors using multi-factor authentication, and could not transfer data about an individual to another agency without consent unless required by law
- Individuals harmed could sue the state or a state employee for damages, punitive damages and attorney fees
Latest legislative action
Mar 19, 2024. (H) Heard & Held
Sponsors (showing 5 of 7)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Fields | Primary |
| HOUSE RULES | Primary |
| House State Affairs | Primary |
| RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR | Primary |
| STORY | Primary |
Topics and industries
Affected industries
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