PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a letter despatched by the Nationwide Affiliation of Attorneys General (NAAG) to U.S. Home management endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024.
The Act would set up a fee to “examine and make suggestions on options to enhance the flexibility of a legislation enforcement company to forestall, detect, and prosecute baby exploitation crimes dedicated utilizing synthetic intelligence.”
“AI is helpful in some ways, however the know-how can be used to hurt individuals, particularly kids,” mentioned Attorney General Jackley. “We have to defend the youngsters.”
Attorney General Jackley this yr introduced laws that revised sure definitions to the present baby pornography legal guidelines and criminalize the possession, manufacturing, or distribution of baby pornography to incorporate Artificial Intelligence generated picture and movies. That would come with “deepfake” photos or movies of an precise baby which were manipulated to make it appear like the topic is a baby engaged in prohibited sexual acts and AI-generated photos that don’t depict any precise individual however are created to appear like a baby engaged in prohibited sexual acts.
The laws was half of Senate Invoice 79 which was handed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
“Because of the Governor and legislators, we now have achieved our half in South Dakota to guard kids from the risks of the mishandling of Artificial Intelligence,” mentioned Attorney General Jackley. “It’s now time for Congress to lastly do one thing on the nationwide degree.”
Different Attorneys General who half of the 44-member coalition sending the letter are from Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.