Prohibits distributing AI-generated deepfakes of candidates within 90 days of elections without disclosure. Requires clear labeling of manipulated media. Allows affected candidates to seek legal recourse. Exempts news reporting, unknowing individuals, and parody. Effective August 1, 2024.
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This is a binding state statute enacted by the New Hampshire legislature with clear prohibitions, mandatory disclosure requirements, enforcement mechanisms including injunctive relief and damages, and legal penalties for non-compliance.
The document has good coverage of approximately 4-5 subdomains, with strong focus on malicious actors (4.1 Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale; 4.3 Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation), misinformation (3.1 False or misleading information; 3.2 Pollution of information ecosystem), and human-computer interaction (5.1 Overreliance and unsafe use). Coverage is concentrated in misinformation, malicious use, and electoral integrity domains.
The document primarily governs the Information sector (media, broadcasting, online platforms) and Public Administration (electoral processes, election officials). It also has minimal coverage of Professional and Technical Services through references to legal services.
The document primarily addresses the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, focusing on the distribution and use of AI-generated content in political contexts. It does not substantially cover earlier stages like planning, data collection, or model development.
The document explicitly defines and covers artificial intelligence, generative AI, synthetic media, and deepfakes. It does not mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, task-specific AI, foundation models, predictive AI, open-weight models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on AI systems capable of generating manipulated media content.
New Hampshire Senate and House of Representatives
The document is a state legislative act enacted by the New Hampshire General Court, which consists of the Senate and House of Representatives, as indicated in the enacting clause.
Courts (judicial system); candidates; election officials
Enforcement is conducted through the judicial system via private rights of action. Affected candidates and election officials can seek injunctive relief and damages through courts, which have authority to award remedies and attorneys' fees.
Candidates; election officials
The law does not establish a formal monitoring body. Instead, monitoring is implicitly delegated to affected candidates and election officials who must identify violations and bring legal actions. There is no designated regulatory agency for systematic monitoring.
persons, corporations, committees, or other entities distributing AI-generated deepfakes; interactive computer service providers; radio or television broadcasting stations or networks; newspapers; magazines; cable or satellite radio or television operators; programmers; producers; Internet websites or online platforms
The law targets any person, corporation, committee, or other entity that distributes AI-generated deepfakes of candidates within 90 days of elections. It also explicitly addresses various media platforms and service providers through exemptions and conditions.
6 subdomains (5 Good, 1 Minimal)