WHAT THIS BILL REGULATES · 1 REQUIREMENT TYPE
How Is This Bill Enforced
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(1) 1 Any action taken for a political purpose, including communication and political advertising in support of or opposition to a candidate, political committee, or a political party, or for the purpose of promoting passage or defeat of initiated or referred measures or petitions, containing images, graphics, videos, audio, text, or other digital content created in whole or in part with the use of artificial intelligenceartificial intelligence"artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system capable of creating images, graphics, videos, audio, text, and other digital content based on human-defined objectives or data patterns. The term does not include systems that are explicitly programmed with rules or tools solely designed to assist with grammar, spelling, or word suggestions without generating human likeness or voice.N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-10-XX(3) to visually or audibly impersonate a human, prominently must state the following disclaimer: "THIS CONTENT GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEartificial intelligence"artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system capable of creating images, graphics, videos, audio, text, and other digital content based on human-defined objectives or data patterns. The term does not include systems that are explicitly programmed with rules or tools solely designed to assist with grammar, spelling, or word suggestions without generating human likeness or voice.N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-10-XX(3)."
(2) 1 This section does not apply to content solely using artificial intelligenceartificial intelligence"artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system capable of creating images, graphics, videos, audio, text, and other digital content based on human-defined objectives or data patterns. The term does not include systems that are explicitly programmed with rules or tools solely designed to assist with grammar, spelling, or word suggestions without generating human likeness or voice.N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-10-XX(3) for text generation, grammar correction, spelling checks, stylistic editing, or enhancing existing content without creating a new impersonation of human likeness or voice.
(3) For purposes of this section, "artificial intelligenceartificial intelligence"artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system capable of creating images, graphics, videos, audio, text, and other digital content based on human-defined objectives or data patterns. The term does not include systems that are explicitly programmed with rules or tools solely designed to assist with grammar, spelling, or word suggestions without generating human likeness or voice.N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-10-XX(3)" means a machine-based system capable of creating images, graphics, videos, audio, text, and other digital content based on human-defined objectives or data patterns. The term does not include systems that are explicitly programmed with rules or tools solely designed to assist with grammar, spelling, or word suggestions without generating human likeness or voice.
This section creates a disclosure requirement for AI-generated political content in North Dakota. Any political communication — whether in support of or opposition to a candidate, political committee, political party, or ballot measure — that uses AI to visually or audibly impersonate a human must prominently display the prescribed disclaimer: "THIS CONTENT GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE." The obligation applies broadly to images, graphics, videos, audio, text, and other digital content created in whole or in part with AI.
The section includes a practical carve-out for routine AI-assisted editing: content that uses AI solely for text generation, grammar correction, spelling checks, stylistic editing, or enhancement of existing content without creating a new impersonation of human likeness or voice is exempt. The triggering condition is the use of AI to impersonate a human — mere AI involvement in content production does not trigger the disclosure requirement absent impersonation of human likeness or voice.