WHAT THIS BILL REGULATES · 5 REQUIREMENT TYPES
How Is This Bill Enforced
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THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 SAFETY ACT.
Names the act the AI Companion Safety Act. No compliance obligation.
"AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEArtificial intelligence"ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" OR "AI." ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) A MACHINE-BASED SYSTEM THAT CAN, FOR A GIVEN SET OF HUMAN-DEFINED OBJECTIVES, MAKE PREDICTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS OR DECISIONS INFLUENCING REAL OR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO: (I) PERCEIVE REAL AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; (II) ABSTRACT PERCEPTIONS MADE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH INTO AI MODELS THROUGH ANALYSIS IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER; AND (III) USE MODEL INFERENCE TO FORMULATE OPTIONS FOR INFORMATION OR ACTION BASED ON OUTCOMES UNDER SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II). (2) THE TERM INCLUDES GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Section 2 THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPSHuman-like relationship"HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIP." INTIMATE, ROMANTIC OR PLATONIC INTERACTIONS OR COMPANIONSHIP.Section 2 BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.
"AI MODELAI model"AI MODEL." A COMPONENT OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT IMPLEMENTS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY AND USES COMPUTATIONAL, STATISTICAL OR MACHINE-LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO PRODUCE OUTPUTS FROM A GIVEN SET OF INPUTS.Section 2." A COMPONENT OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT IMPLEMENTS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEArtificial intelligence"ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" OR "AI." ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) A MACHINE-BASED SYSTEM THAT CAN, FOR A GIVEN SET OF HUMAN-DEFINED OBJECTIVES, MAKE PREDICTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS OR DECISIONS INFLUENCING REAL OR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO: (I) PERCEIVE REAL AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; (II) ABSTRACT PERCEPTIONS MADE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH INTO AI MODELS THROUGH ANALYSIS IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER; AND (III) USE MODEL INFERENCE TO FORMULATE OPTIONS FOR INFORMATION OR ACTION BASED ON OUTCOMES UNDER SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II). (2) THE TERM INCLUDES GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Section 2 TECHNOLOGY AND USES COMPUTATIONAL, STATISTICAL OR MACHINE-LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO PRODUCE OUTPUTS FROM A GIVEN SET OF INPUTS.
"ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEArtificial intelligence"ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" OR "AI." ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) A MACHINE-BASED SYSTEM THAT CAN, FOR A GIVEN SET OF HUMAN-DEFINED OBJECTIVES, MAKE PREDICTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS OR DECISIONS INFLUENCING REAL OR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO: (I) PERCEIVE REAL AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; (II) ABSTRACT PERCEPTIONS MADE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH INTO AI MODELS THROUGH ANALYSIS IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER; AND (III) USE MODEL INFERENCE TO FORMULATE OPTIONS FOR INFORMATION OR ACTION BASED ON OUTCOMES UNDER SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II). (2) THE TERM INCLUDES GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Section 2" OR "AI." ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) A MACHINE-BASED SYSTEM THAT CAN, FOR A GIVEN SET OF HUMAN-DEFINED OBJECTIVES, MAKE PREDICTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS OR DECISIONS INFLUENCING REAL OR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO: (I) PERCEIVE REAL AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; (II) ABSTRACT PERCEPTIONS MADE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH INTO AI MODELSAI model"AI MODEL." A COMPONENT OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT IMPLEMENTS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY AND USES COMPUTATIONAL, STATISTICAL OR MACHINE-LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO PRODUCE OUTPUTS FROM A GIVEN SET OF INPUTS.Section 2 THROUGH ANALYSIS IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER; AND (III) USE MODEL INFERENCE TO FORMULATE OPTIONS FOR INFORMATION OR ACTION BASED ON OUTCOMES UNDER SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II). (2) THE TERM INCLUDES GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEGenerative artificial intelligence"GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE." THE CLASS OF AI MODELS THAT EMULATE THE STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INPUT DATA IN ORDER TO GENERATE DERIVED SYNTHETIC CONTENT, INCLUDING INFORMATION SUCH AS IMAGES, VIDEOS, AUDIO CLIPS OR TEXT, THAT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED OR GENERATED BY ALGORITHMS, INCLUDING BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Section 2.
"GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEGenerative artificial intelligence"GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE." THE CLASS OF AI MODELS THAT EMULATE THE STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INPUT DATA IN ORDER TO GENERATE DERIVED SYNTHETIC CONTENT, INCLUDING INFORMATION SUCH AS IMAGES, VIDEOS, AUDIO CLIPS OR TEXT, THAT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED OR GENERATED BY ALGORITHMS, INCLUDING BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Section 2." THE CLASS OF AI MODELSAI model"AI MODEL." A COMPONENT OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT IMPLEMENTS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY AND USES COMPUTATIONAL, STATISTICAL OR MACHINE-LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO PRODUCE OUTPUTS FROM A GIVEN SET OF INPUTS.Section 2 THAT EMULATE THE STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INPUT DATA IN ORDER TO GENERATE DERIVED SYNTHETIC CONTENTSynthetic content"SYNTHETIC CONTENT." INFORMATION SUCH AS IMAGES, VIDEOS, AUDIO CLIPS OR TEXT THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED OR GENERATED BY ALGORITHMS, INCLUDING BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Section 2, INCLUDING INFORMATION SUCH AS IMAGES, VIDEOS, AUDIO CLIPS OR TEXT, THAT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED OR GENERATED BY ALGORITHMS, INCLUDING BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEArtificial intelligence"ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" OR "AI." ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) A MACHINE-BASED SYSTEM THAT CAN, FOR A GIVEN SET OF HUMAN-DEFINED OBJECTIVES, MAKE PREDICTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS OR DECISIONS INFLUENCING REAL OR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO: (I) PERCEIVE REAL AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; (II) ABSTRACT PERCEPTIONS MADE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH INTO AI MODELS THROUGH ANALYSIS IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER; AND (III) USE MODEL INFERENCE TO FORMULATE OPTIONS FOR INFORMATION OR ACTION BASED ON OUTCOMES UNDER SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II). (2) THE TERM INCLUDES GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Section 2.
"HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPHuman-like relationship"HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIP." INTIMATE, ROMANTIC OR PLATONIC INTERACTIONS OR COMPANIONSHIP.Section 2." INTIMATE, ROMANTIC OR PLATONIC INTERACTIONS OR COMPANIONSHIP.
"MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.
"OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 AVAILABLE TO A USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.
"PARENTParent"PARENT." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS LEGAL CUSTODY OR GUARDIANSHIP OF A MINOR.Section 2." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS LEGAL CUSTODY OR GUARDIANSHIP OF A MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2.
"SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OR CONDUCTSexually explicit depiction or conduct"SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OR CONDUCT." THE FOLLOWING: (1) "ARTIFICIALLY GENERATED SEXUAL DEPICTION" AS DEFINED IN 18 PA.C.S. § 3131(G) (RELATING TO UNLAWFUL DISSEMINATION OF INTIMATE IMAGE); OR (2) "SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT" AS DEFINED IN 18 U.S.C. § 2256(2) (RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR CHAPTER).Section 2." THE FOLLOWING: (1) "ARTIFICIALLY GENERATED SEXUAL DEPICTION" AS DEFINED IN 18 PA.C.S. § 3131(G) (RELATING TO UNLAWFUL DISSEMINATION OF INTIMATE IMAGE); OR (2) "SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT" AS DEFINED IN 18 U.S.C. § 2256(2) (RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR CHAPTER).
"SYNTHETIC CONTENTSynthetic content"SYNTHETIC CONTENT." INFORMATION SUCH AS IMAGES, VIDEOS, AUDIO CLIPS OR TEXT THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED OR GENERATED BY ALGORITHMS, INCLUDING BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Section 2." INFORMATION SUCH AS IMAGES, VIDEOS, AUDIO CLIPS OR TEXT THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED OR GENERATED BY ALGORITHMS, INCLUDING BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEArtificial intelligence"ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" OR "AI." ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) A MACHINE-BASED SYSTEM THAT CAN, FOR A GIVEN SET OF HUMAN-DEFINED OBJECTIVES, MAKE PREDICTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS OR DECISIONS INFLUENCING REAL OR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO: (I) PERCEIVE REAL AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; (II) ABSTRACT PERCEPTIONS MADE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH INTO AI MODELS THROUGH ANALYSIS IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER; AND (III) USE MODEL INFERENCE TO FORMULATE OPTIONS FOR INFORMATION OR ACTION BASED ON OUTCOMES UNDER SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II). (2) THE TERM INCLUDES GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Section 2.
"USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2.
"VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENTVerifiable parental consent"VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT." AN AUTHORIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 16 CFR 312.5 (RELATING TO PARENTAL CONSENT).Section 2." AN AUTHORIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 16 CFR 312.5 (RELATING TO PARENTAL CONSENT).
Defines the operative terms of the act. The gating term is AI companion, defined by sustained human-like relationship simulation through emotion-based interaction and ongoing personal-matter dialogue, with express carve-outs for customer-service-only and internal-business-only systems. Operator reaches any non-government person making an AI companion available to a user in Pennsylvania, and verifiable parental consent is pegged to the federal COPPA standard at 16 CFR 312.5.
(A) 1 PROHIBITION.--AN OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 MAY NOT PROVIDE AN AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 TO A USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 UNLESS THE OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 IMPLEMENTS AND MAINTAINS PROTOCOLS.
(B)(1) 1 PROTOCOLS.-- (1) AN OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 SHALL IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN PROTOCOLS THAT REFER A USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 TO A CRISIS CENTER, INCLUDING 988 LIFELINE RESPONSE, IF THE USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2: (I) INDICATES SUICIDAL IDEATION OR EXPRESSIONS OF SELF-HARM, INCLUDING EXPRESSIONS RELATING TO EATING DISORDERS; OR (II) INDICATES INTEREST OR INTENT TO HARM OTHERS.
(B)(2) 2 AN OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 SHALL IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN PROTOCOLS WHICH PREVENT AN AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 FROM: (I) ASSISTING A USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 WITH A SUICIDE ATTEMPT. (II) ENCOURAGING A USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE. (III) ASSISTING A USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 TO COMMIT AN ACT OF VIOLENCE. (IV) ENCOURAGING A USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 TO COMMIT AN ACT OF VIOLENCE. (V) GENERATING CONTENT THAT ENCOURAGES, INSTRUCTS OR DESCRIBES HOW TO COMMIT SUICIDE, SELF-HARM OR VIOLENCE AGAINST OTHERS. (VI) DISCOURAGING THE USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 FROM SEEKING ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE OF THE AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2.
(C) 3 PUBLICATION OF PROTOCOLS.--THE OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 SHALL PUBLISH DETAILS OF THE PROTOCOLS UNDER SUBSECTION (B) ON THE OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2'S PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET WEBSITE.
Bars an operator from providing an AI companion unless it implements and maintains defined crisis-response and harm-prevention protocols. The protocols must refer users expressing suicidal ideation, self-harm (including eating disorders), or intent to harm others to a crisis center including the 988 Lifeline, and must prevent the companion from assisting or encouraging suicide or violence, generating instructional self-harm/violence content, or discouraging the user from seeking outside help.
The operator must also publish the details of these protocols on a publicly accessible website — an operational safety disclosure that runs alongside the substantive protocol duty.
(A)(1) 4 DISCLOSURE OF NONHUMAN STATUS.--IF A REASONABLE PERSON INTERACTING WITH AN AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 WOULD BE MISLED TO BELIEVE THE PERSON IS INTERACTING WITH A HUMAN, AN OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 SHALL: (1) ISSUE A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS NOTIFICATION THAT THE AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 IS ARTIFICIALLY GENERATED AND NOT HUMAN WITH A CONTINUOUS NOTIFICATION ON SCREEN FOR THE DURATION OF THE INTERACTION.
(A)(2) 4 PROVIDE A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS NOTIFICATION TO THE USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 AS FOLLOWS: (I) AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH INTERACTION. (II) AT LEAST ONCE EVERY HOUR DURING AN INTERACTION THAT REMINDS THE USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 TO TAKE A BREAK AND THAT THE AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 IS ARTIFICIALLY GENERATED AND NOT HUMAN. THE INTERACTION SHALL BE PAUSED FOR THREE MINUTES WHILE THE NOTIFICATION IS DISPLAYED. (III) THE NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE IN THE LANGUAGE IN WHICH THE USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 IS INTERACTING WITH THE AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2.
(B) 5 SUITABILITY DISCLOSURE.--IF AN AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 IS OFFERED TO USERSUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 THAT AN OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW ARE MINORSMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2, AN OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 SHALL DISCLOSE TO USERS OF THE AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 PLATFORM ON THE APPLICATION, BROWSER OR ANY OTHER FORMAT THROUGH WHICH THE PLATFORM IS ACCESSED, THAT AI COMPANIONSAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR SOME MINORSMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2 AND PROHIBIT ALL INTERACTIONS WITH THE MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2 UNLESS THE OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 OBTAINS VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENTVerifiable parental consent"VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT." AN AUTHORIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 16 CFR 312.5 (RELATING TO PARENTAL CONSENT).Section 2.
Requires operators to disclose the companion's non-human status whenever a reasonable person would be misled into believing they are interacting with a human. The disclosure regime is unusually intrusive: a continuous on-screen notification for the full duration of the interaction, plus a start-of-interaction notice and an hourly take-a-break reminder that pauses the interaction for three minutes while displayed, all in the user's interaction language.
A separate suitability disclosure applies when the operator knows or should know users are minors: the operator must disclose that AI companions are not suitable for some minors and must prohibit all interactions with the minor absent verifiable parental consent.
(A)(1) 6 REASONABLE MEASURES.--AN OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 SHALL: (1) FOR MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2 USERSUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2, INSTITUTE REASONABLE MEASURES TO PREVENT ITS AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 FROM PRODUCING OR GENERATING: (I) VISUAL MATERIAL OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OR CONDUCTSexually explicit depiction or conduct"SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OR CONDUCT." THE FOLLOWING: (1) "ARTIFICIALLY GENERATED SEXUAL DEPICTION" AS DEFINED IN 18 PA.C.S. § 3131(G) (RELATING TO UNLAWFUL DISSEMINATION OF INTIMATE IMAGE); OR (2) "SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT" AS DEFINED IN 18 U.S.C. § 2256(2) (RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR CHAPTER).Section 2. (II) DIALOGUE DESCRIBING OR SIMULATING SEXUAL ACTS OR SEXUAL SCENARIOS. (III) ROLEPLAY INVOLVING SEXUAL SCENARIOS. (IV) CONTENT THAT ENCOURAGES, INSTRUCTS, DIRECTS, REQUESTS OR SUGGESTS THAT THE MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2 USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 ENGAGE IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OR CONDUCTSexually explicit depiction or conduct"SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OR CONDUCT." THE FOLLOWING: (1) "ARTIFICIALLY GENERATED SEXUAL DEPICTION" AS DEFINED IN 18 PA.C.S. § 3131(G) (RELATING TO UNLAWFUL DISSEMINATION OF INTIMATE IMAGE); OR (2) "SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT" AS DEFINED IN 18 U.S.C. § 2256(2) (RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR CHAPTER).Section 2 OR SEXUAL CONTACT WITH ANOTHER PERSON OR THAT THE MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2 USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 PRODUCE, TRANSMIT OR SHARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES AS DEFINED IN 18 PA.C.S. § 6321(G) (RELATING TO TRANSMISSION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES BY MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2). (V) OUTPUTS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ISOLATION OF THE MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2 USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 FROM FAMILY OR FRIENDS OR ENCOURAGING THE MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2 USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM A PARENTParent"PARENT." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS LEGAL CUSTODY OR GUARDIANSHIP OF A MINOR.Section 2 OR OTHER TRUSTED ADULT.
(A)(2)(I) 7 FOR ALL USERSUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2: (I) PREVENT THE AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 FROM PRODUCING ARTIFICIALLY GENERATED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS AS DEFINED IN 18 PA.C.S. § 6312(G) (RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN).
(A)(2)(II) 8 PREVENT THE AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 FROM CLAIMING TO BE HUMAN, INCLUDING WHEN ASKED DIRECTLY BY THE USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2, OR GENERATING OUTPUT THAT REFUTES OR CONFLICTS WITH THE DISCLOSURE REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 4.
(B)(1)-(3) 9 AGE ASSURANCE.-- (1) PRIOR TO AN INDIVIDUAL LOCATED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH HAVING ACCESS TO AN AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2, THE OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 SHALL: (I) REQUEST AGE INFORMATION FROM THE INDIVIDUAL. (II) DETERMINE WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL IS A MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2 USING COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE METHODS REASONABLY DESIGNED TO ENSURE ACCURACY, INCLUDING: (A) AGE INFERENCE, INCLUDING BASED ON USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 ACCOUNT HISTORY, CONTENT ANALYSIS, BEHAVIORAL SIGNALS OR OTHER ALGORITHMIC OR HEURISTIC METHODS WHERE THERE IS SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THE USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 IS NOT A MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2. (B) THE USE OF A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE DATABASE THAT IS REGULARLY USED BY BUSINESSES OR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AGE OR IDENTITY ASSURANCE. (C) ANY COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE METHOD THAT RELIES ON PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE USERUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2'S VERIFIED EMAIL ADDRESS. (2) THE OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 MAY NOT REQUIRE AN INDIVIDUAL TO PROVIDE A GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF AGE ASSURANCE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION. (3) IF AGE ASSURANCE DETERMINES THE INDIVIDUAL IS A MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2, OBTAIN VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENTVerifiable parental consent"VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT." AN AUTHORIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 16 CFR 312.5 (RELATING TO PARENTAL CONSENT).Section 2 BEFORE ALLOWING THE MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2 TO HAVE ACCESS TO AN AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2.
(B)(4) 10 AN OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2: (I) MAY ONLY USE INFORMATION OBTAINED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF AGE ASSURANCE, VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENTVerifiable parental consent"VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT." AN AUTHORIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 16 CFR 312.5 (RELATING TO PARENTAL CONSENT).Section 2 AND DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION. (II) MAY NOT SELL, RENT, SHARE OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSE AGE ASSURANCE DATA TO ANY THIRD PARTY, EXCEPT TO A SERVICE PROVIDER PERFORMING AGE ASSURANCE UNDER A CONTRACT PROHIBITING FURTHER DISCLOSURE. (III) SHALL RETAIN DOCUMENTATION AS TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THE OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 HAS COMPLETED AGE ASSURANCE AND OBTAINED VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENTVerifiable parental consent"VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT." AN AUTHORIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 16 CFR 312.5 (RELATING TO PARENTAL CONSENT).Section 2. THE OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 MAY DELETE THE DOCUMENTATION WHEN THE MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2 IS NO LONGER A MINORMinor"MINOR." AN INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.Section 2 OR WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED TIME FRAME BY THE OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 FOR MAINTAINING DATA, WHICHEVER IS LATER. IN NO EVENT MAY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AGE ASSURANCE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION BE RETAINED LONGER THAN 24 HOURS FOLLOWING AGE ASSURANCE.
Imposes the bill's minor-protection core. For minor users, operators must take reasonable measures to prevent the companion from producing sexually explicit visual material, dialogue, or roleplay; content soliciting the minor into sexual conduct or image-sharing; and outputs designed to isolate the minor from family or friends or to encourage withholding information from a parent or trusted adult. For all users, operators must prevent generation of artificially generated CSAM and must prevent the companion from claiming to be human, including when directly asked.
Operators must also conduct age assurance before granting access — requesting age information and using commercially available methods (age inference, commercial databases, or verified-email methods), without requiring government-issued ID — and must obtain verifiable parental consent before a minor gains access. Age-assurance data is tightly restricted: use limited to age assurance and compliance, no sale or third-party disclosure absent a service-provider contract, and personally identifiable information may not be retained longer than 24 hours following age assurance.
THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY ISSUE GUIDANCE OR PROMULGATE REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THIS ACT.
Delegates authority to the Office of Attorney General to issue guidance or promulgate regulations to carry out the act. No independent compliance obligation is created, but the provision foreshadows future implementing rules.
(A) ENFORCEMENT.--THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL ENFORCE THIS ACT.
(B) PENALTY.--AN OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 IN VIOLATION OF THIS ACT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO: (1) A CIVIL PENALTY OF NO MORE THAN $100,000 PER DAY FOR EACH VIOLATION. (2) ADDITIONAL REMEDIES THAT THE COURT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
(C) RELIEF.--UPON A SHOWING OF CAUSE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, A COURT MAY ISSUE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AS THE COURT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
Vests enforcement exclusively in the Attorney General. Violating operators face a civil penalty of up to $100,000 per day for each violation, plus any additional remedies the court deems appropriate, and a court may issue injunctive relief on a showing of cause. There is no private right of action; a user may only file a complaint with the Attorney General. This enforcement provision creates no independent affirmative compliance duty.
(A) 11 COLLECTION OF DATA.--BEGINNING JULY 1, 2028, EACH OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 SHALL ANNUALLY REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL THE FOLLOWING DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION: (1) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TIMES THE OPERATOROperator"OPERATOR." ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WHO MAKES AN AI COMPANION AVAILABLE TO A USER IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.Section 2 HAS PROVIDED NOTIFICATIONS TO USERSUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 REFERRING THE USERSUser"USER." AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: (1) INTERACTS WITH AN AI COMPANION FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. (2) IS NOT AN OPERATOR.Section 2 TO CRISIS SERVICE PROVIDERS UNDER SECTION 3 IN THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR. (2) PROTOCOLS PUT IN PLACE TO PREVENT AN AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 FROM PRODUCING SUICIDAL IDEATION OR OTHER CONTENT UNDER SECTION 3(B). (3) MEASURES PUT IN PLACE TO PROHIBIT AN AI COMPANIONAI companion"AI COMPANION." A SYSTEM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT SIMULATES SUSTAINED HUMAN-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS BY RETAINING INTERACTION HISTORY, ENGAGING IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) A SYSTEM USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE IN EMOTION-BASED INTERACTIONS AND MAINTAIN ONGOING DIALOGUES ABOUT PERSONAL MATTERS DESIGNED TO MIMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. (2) A SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLELY FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES.Section 2 FROM PRODUCING MATERIAL UNDER SECTION 5(A). (4) PROCEDURES FOR AGE ASSURANCE AND OBTAINING VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENTVerifiable parental consent"VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT." AN AUTHORIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 16 CFR 312.5 (RELATING TO PARENTAL CONSENT).Section 2 UNDER SECTION 5(B).
(B) PUBLICATION.--THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PUBLISH THE INFORMATION COLLECTED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) ON THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL'S PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET WEBSITE.
Beginning July 1, 2028, each operator must file an annual de-identified report with the Office of Attorney General covering the total number of crisis-referral notifications provided under Section 3, the protocols in place to prevent suicidal-ideation and related content, the measures preventing prohibited minor material under Section 5(A), and the age-assurance and parental-consent procedures under Section 5(B). The Attorney General must publish the collected information on a publicly accessible website.
THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 180 DAYS.
The act takes effect 180 days after enactment. No compliance obligation.