Prohibits governmental entities in Utah from granting or recognizing legal personhood for artificial intelligence and other non-human entities. Enacts restrictions effective May 1, 2024, reinforcing the exclusive legal personhood of human beings.
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This is a binding state statute enacted by the Utah Legislature with mandatory prohibitions on governmental entities, using legally enforceable language and creating binding legal obligations.
This document has minimal risk domain coverage, with only subdomain 7.5 (AI welfare and rights) receiving a coverage score above 1. The legislation explicitly addresses the legal status and rights of AI entities by prohibiting their recognition as legal persons, which directly relates to AI welfare and rights considerations. No other risk domains are substantively addressed.
This legislation applies to Public Administration (excluding National Security) as it governs the actions of governmental entities including courts, legislatures, and agencies with adjudicatory or rulemaking authority. The statute does not regulate AI use in specific economic sectors but rather restricts governmental entities across all sectors from granting legal personhood to AI.
The document does not address specific AI lifecycle stages. It is a legal restriction on the recognition of AI as a legal person, which operates independently of AI development, deployment, or operational phases.
The document mentions artificial intelligence only in the context of prohibiting its legal personhood. It does not define AI, discuss AI models or systems, or reference any technical specifications, compute thresholds, or AI categories.
Utah Legislature
The document is explicitly enacted by the Utah Legislature as indicated in the opening clause and represents state legislative action.
Utah courts and governmental entities
While no specific enforcement body is named, the statute creates binding legal obligations enforceable through the Utah court system and governmental entities bound by the law.
The document does not specify any monitoring body, oversight mechanism, or evaluation process for tracking compliance with the legal personhood restrictions.
Governmental entities including courts, the Legislature, legislative bodies of political subdivisions, and other state or political subdivision entities with adjudicatory or rulemaking authority
The statute explicitly restricts governmental entities from granting or recognizing legal personhood for AI and other non-human entities. The definition section clearly defines governmental entity to include courts, legislatures, and entities with adjudicatory or rulemaking authority.