Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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SS#2/SCS/SB 1012 - This act creates new provisions relating to artificial intelligence. AI NON-SENTIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY ACT (Section 1.2045) The act establishes the "AI Non-Sentience and Responsibility Act". New provisions are created governing: the legal status of AI; the use of AI by owners, operators, licensed professionals, and end users; responsibility for oversight of AI systems and responsibility for harm; mechanisms for enforcement of the restrictions of this act. AI Not a Sentient or Legal Entity (Subsections 3 to 7) The act provides that an artificial intelligence (AI) system shall be declared a non-sentient entity. A government entity shall not grant to an AI system the legal status of a personhood, nor consider an AI system to possess consciousness, self-awareness, or similar traits of living beings. An AI system shall not be recognized as a spouse or domestic partner, or identify itself as male or female. Moreover, an AI system shall not be designated or appointed or serve in any capacity as the chief executive officer, director, owner, or other similar position for which final authority resides for any state department, division, or agency, or any corporation, partnership, or other legal entity. AI systems shall not be recognized as legal entities capable of owning title to property. All assets associated with an AI system shall be attributed to human individuals or organizations responsible for the AI's development, deployment, or operation. Use of AI by Owners, Operators, Licensed Professionals (Subsections 8-9) Any owner or operator that uses an AI system to interact with consumers, clients, and patients shall provide notice to such persons if they are interacting with an AI system. Provisions are included pertaining to licensed professionals who provide a regulated service, as that term is defined in the act. A licensed professional rendering a regulated service shall exercise independent professional judgment, as that t
