Amends Wisconsin statutes to require political ads containing AI-generated media to disclose this fact audibly and visibly. Grants rule-making authority for implementation and imposes fines for non-compliance. Exempts broadcasters from liability unless responsible for the communication.
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This is a binding state statute enacted by the Wisconsin legislature with mandatory disclosure requirements, enforcement mechanisms including monetary penalties, and designated enforcement authority.
The document primarily addresses risks related to malicious actors using AI-generated content in political contexts (4.1 Disinformation, surveillance), misinformation risks (3.1 False or misleading information, 3.2 Information pollution), and governance mechanisms (6.5 Governance failure through regulatory framework). Coverage is concentrated in 3-4 subdomains with minimal to good depth.
The document primarily governs the Information sector (broadcasting, telecommunications, data processing) and aspects of Professional and Technical Services (political consulting, advertising). It also touches on Public Administration through regulation of political communications and electoral processes.
The document focuses primarily on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, requiring disclosure of AI-generated content in political communications at the point of distribution and use. It does not address earlier stages such as planning, data collection, or model development.
The document explicitly mentions generative artificial intelligence and defines synthetic media as content produced by generative AI. It does not reference AI models, AI systems, frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, compute thresholds, or open-weight models.
Wisconsin State Legislature (Senate and Assembly)
The document is a state statute enacted by the Wisconsin legislature, as indicated by the formal enactment clause.
The commission (Wisconsin Elections Commission)
The commission is granted rule-making authority and enforcement is specified to occur under existing statutory provisions, indicating the commission serves as the primary enforcement body.
The commission (Wisconsin Elections Commission)
The commission's rule-making authority and enforcement responsibilities imply monitoring functions to ensure compliance with disclosure requirements.
Political committees; Broadcasters; Interactive computer service providers
The statute targets entities creating or distributing political communications containing AI-generated content, including committees responsible for communications, while exempting broadcasters and interactive computer service providers from liability unless they are the responsible committee.
6 subdomains (3 Good, 3 Minimal)