II
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1993
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 14, 2023
Mr. Hawley (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To waive immunity under section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 for claims and charges related to generative artificial intelligence.
No section 230 immunity for claims and charges related to generative artificial intelligence
Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230) is amended—
in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
No effect on claims related to generative artificial intelligence
Nothing in this section (other than subsection (c)(2)(A)) shall be construed to impair or limit any claim in a civil action or charge in a criminal prosecution brought under Federal or State law against the provider of an interactive computer service if the conduct underlying the claim or charge involves the use or provision of generative artificial intelligence by the interactive computer service.
; and
in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:
Generative artificial intelligence
The term generative artificial intelligence means 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.
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