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A bill to waive immunity under section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 for claims and charges related to generative artificial intelligence.

S. 1993 Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) In committee
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  1. Introduced Jun 14
  2. Committee Jun 14
  3. Passed Senate Next
  4. Passed House Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, Jun 14, 2023Next: Senate vote
1232d ago Jun 14, 2023: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary

This bill limits federal liability protection, sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection, that generally precludes providers and users of an interactive computer service from being held legally responsible for content provided by a third party.

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Specifically, the bill removes the protection if the conduct giving rise to the liability involves the use or provision of generative artificial intelligence (i.e., an artificial intelligence system that is capable of generating novel text, video, images, audio, and other media based on prompts or other forms of data provided by a person).

Library of Congress summary, Jun 14, 2023

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  • Introduced in SenateJun 14, 2023

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