United States of America: Adopted Bill amending the Information Technology Act (SB 131)

On 26 February 2024, the Bill amending the Information Technology Act (SB 131) was adopted following Senate concurrence with the House amendment. The Bill provides definitions for terms such as artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, synthetic audio, and visual media, and it requires explicit disclosures for audio or visual communications aimed at influencing voting, which includes synthetic media. Furthermore, the Bill imposes penalties for failure to adhere to these requirements and permits courts to consider the use of artificial intelligence as an aggravating factor in sentencing for criminal offences. The Bill will enter into force on 1 May 2024, except Section 76-3-203.18 regarding the aggravating factor, which will enter into force on 1 July 2024.