Prohibits state agencies from using AI for unlawful discrimination, public surveillance without a warrant, and malicious deepfakes. Requires human review for irreversible AI decisions. Mandates disclosure for AI-generated content. Ensures compliance via audits and annual reporting to authorities.
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This is a binding state statute (New Hampshire H1688) with mandatory language throughout, explicit prohibitions, compliance requirements, enforcement mechanisms through state agencies, and reporting obligations to state authorities.
The document has good coverage of approximately 8-9 subdomains, with strong focus on discrimination (1.1), privacy and surveillance (2.1), disinformation and deepfakes (4.1, 4.3), human-computer interaction (5.1, 5.2), governance structures (6.5), and AI system robustness (7.3, 7.4). Coverage is concentrated in discrimination prevention, surveillance restrictions, and human oversight requirements.
This document governs AI use across all state government operations, primarily affecting Public Administration (excluding National Security) and National Security sectors. It applies to government agencies, law enforcement, courts, and critical infrastructure management.
The document primarily focuses on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages, with requirements for human review of irreversible decisions, disclosure of AI-generated content, and ongoing compliance monitoring. It also addresses the Plan and Design stage through prohibited use cases and the Verify and Validate stage through compliance review requirements.
The document explicitly defines and covers AI systems and generative AI. It addresses specific AI applications including biometric identification, deepfakes, and decision-making systems. There is no mention of frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, compute thresholds, or open-weight models.
New Hampshire State Legislature
This is a state legislative act (H1688) passed by the New Hampshire legislature, as indicated by the chapter structure and effective date provisions typical of state statutes.
Department of Information Technology
The Department of Information Technology is designated as the primary enforcement body responsible for receiving compliance reports, maintaining code of ethics, and reporting to state authorities.
Department of Information Technology; Governor; Speaker of the House of Representatives; President of the Senate
The Department of Information Technology monitors compliance and reports annually to the Governor and legislative leadership, who provide oversight of implementation.
State agencies; Department of Information Technology; Legislative and judicial branches of state government; Law enforcement
The document explicitly targets all state agencies including legislative, judicial, and executive branches, as well as law enforcement entities that deploy or use AI systems.
10 subdomains (3 Good, 7 Minimal)