Requires political ads using generative AI to include a disclaimer. Specifies disclaimer format based on media type. Imposes first-degree misdemeanor for non-compliance. Authorizes complaints to the Florida Elections Commission with expedited hearings. Effective July 1, 2024.
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This is a binding state statute with mandatory compliance requirements, criminal penalties (first-degree misdemeanor), civil enforcement mechanisms through the Florida Elections Commission, and expedited hearing procedures.
The document primarily addresses risks related to malicious actors using AI for disinformation and fraud (subdomains 4.1 and 4.3), with minimal coverage of misinformation risks (3.1). The focus is narrowly on generative AI use in political advertising to deceive voters or injure candidates.
This legislation primarily governs the Information sector (specifically political advertising and communications) and Public Administration excluding National Security (electoral processes and political campaigns). The regulation applies to entities creating and distributing political advertisements using generative AI.
The document focuses exclusively on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, requiring disclaimers when generative AI content is deployed in political advertisements and establishing monitoring mechanisms through complaint procedures.
The document explicitly defines and covers generative AI, focusing specifically on machine-based systems that generate synthetic content including images, videos, audio, text, and other digital content. It does not mention AI models, AI systems, frontier AI, general purpose AI, task-specific AI, foundation models, predictive AI, open-weight models, or compute thresholds.
Florida Legislature
The document is a legislative act enacted by the Florida Legislature, as indicated by the standard legislative language 'Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida.'
Florida Elections Commission; Division of Administrative Hearings
The Florida Elections Commission is designated as the enforcement body with authority to receive complaints and conduct expedited hearings. The Division of Administrative Hearings provides administrative law judges for certain cases.
Florida Elections Commission
The Florida Elections Commission monitors compliance through its complaint process and expedited hearing procedures, allowing any person to file complaints alleging violations.
The targets are persons who pay for, sponsor, or approve political advertisements, electioneering communications, or other miscellaneous advertisements that use generative AI. These are political actors and advertisers using AI in political campaigns.
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