PROACTIV Artificial Intelligence Data Act of 2025

This bill requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop a voluntary framework for detecting, removing, and reporting child pornography in datasets used to train artificial intelligence systems, and provides limited liability for those who follow the framework. Sec. 2, Definitions: Defines key terms including artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence developer (a person who designs and makes an AI system commercially available), artificial intelligence deployer (a person who integrates an AI system into their products or services), artificial intelligence user (a person who uses an AI system for non-personal purposes), child pornography (as defined in federal law), covered dataset (data collected for training an AI system using automated tools), data collector (a person who specializes in preparing large data for AI training), and Director (the Director of NIST). Sec. 3, Development of framework: Within one year, the Director, working with other agencies and organizations including the National Science Foundation, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the Department of Justice, must publish a voluntary framework providing guidelines for AI developers and data collectors to detect, remove, and report child pornography in covered datasets. The framework applies only to AI developers and data collectors, not to AI deployers or users. The Director must seek input from various stakeholders and allow public comment. The National Science Foundation must support research into innovative detection and removal approaches. Sec. 4, Limited liability: No court action can be brought against an AI developer or data collector for detecting, removing, or reporting child pornography in covered datasets if done according to the framework, unless the person engaged in intentional misconduct, acted with actual malice, reckless disregard, or gross negligence, or violated federal child exploitation laws. This does not affect existing reporting obligations under federal law.