In one paragraph
Illinois's HB 4763 (103rd General Assembly) would have created the Digital Forgeries Act. A person depicted in AI-made audio or visual material (a "digital forgery") would have a cause of action against anyone who, without consent, knowingly distributes it, creates it with intent to distribute, or solicits its creation, to harass, extort, threaten or harm, with reckless disregard of harm, or to incite violence or interfere with an official proceeding. It was not passed before the 103rd General Assembly ended (Session Sine Die, January 7, 2025).
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What it means for business
None: the bill died and never became law. It would have let people depicted in AI-made forgeries sue those who knowingly distribute them, or create or solicit them to distribute, for listed harmful purposes.
Key provisions
- "Digital forgery" would mean audio or visual material created, materially manipulated, altered or annotated through AI to appear to be a realistic record of an individual's act, speech, conduct, absence or appearance
- A depicted individual would have a cause of action against a person who, without consent, knowingly distributes a digital forgery, creates one with intent to distribute, or solicits its creation with intent to distribute, for specified harmful purposes (Sec. 10)
- The Act would not apply to a forgery clearly and conspicuously identified as AI-created or as not an authentic record (such as parody or satire), unless it appears to be a sexual image under the Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act
- Consent to creation would not alone establish consent to distribution, nor would consent to an earlier disclosure establish consent to later ones
- A prevailing plaintiff could be awarded damages, costs and additional relief, and the court could grant injunctive relief keeping confidential the identity of a plaintiff using a pseudonym
- Introduced February 6, 2024; House Committee Amendment No. 1 was filed March 18, 2024; re-referred to Rules April 5, 2024; Session Sine Die January 7, 2025
Latest legislative action
Jan 7, 2025. Session Sine Die
Sponsors
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz D | Sponsor | HD-017 |
Amendments (1)
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House Amendment 001 Not adopted 2024-03-18
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