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Tech & Science Law Kentucky · 2025RS
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SB 4

AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency.

In Plain Language

This bill creates rules for how state government can use artificial intelligence, requiring public disclosure of AI use and setting up a committee to oversee it responsibly. It also makes it illegal to use deepfakes or manipulated media in election ads unless the ad clearly discloses the synthetic nature of the content, and allows people to sue sponsors who violate this rule.

Official summary

Amend KRS 42.722 to define terms relating to artificial intelligence; amend KRS 42.726 to require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to establish and implement policy standards for the use of artificial intelligence; create a new section of KRS 42.720 to 42.742 to create the Artificial Intelligence Governance Committee; task the committee with the establishment of responsible, ethical, and transparent procedures for the allowable use, development, and approval of artificial intelligence for any department, program, cabinet, agency, and administrative body that uses and accesses the Commonwealth's information technology and technology infrastructure; require public disclosure of any use of artificial intelligence; provide employee education and training; prioritize personal privacy and protection of the data of individuals and businesses; require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 117.001 to define "electioneering communication," "information content provider," "interactive computer service," "sponsor," and "synthetic media"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to establish a cause of action for the use of synthetic media in an electioneering communication; establish an affirmative defense that the electioneering communication includes a conspicuous disclosure; provide that the sponsor of the electioneering communication may be held liable, but the medium and its advertising sales representative are not liable, except in certain circumstances; EMERGENCY.

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Cosponsors

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Latest action

signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 66)

Mar 24, 2025

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Action history

Mar 24, 2025 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 66)

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