Establishes a private right of action against individuals sending unsolicited explicit visual depictions. Defines “machine-manipulated media” as AI-modified. Permits recipients to sue for damages and attorney fees. Exempts third-party providers and certain senders. Allows legal guardians to sue for minors. Permits minors to use initials for privacy. Ensures civil remedies do not supersede criminal laws. Includes severability clause.
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This is a binding federal statute with mandatory legal obligations, enforcement through civil litigation, and statutory damages provisions.
The document primarily addresses risks related to malicious actors (4.3 Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation) through its focus on unsolicited sexually explicit content and machine-manipulated media. It also touches on privacy concerns (2.1) and toxic content exposure (1.2), though these are addressed indirectly through the civil remedy framework rather than comprehensive governance measures.
This Act does not govern AI use within specific economic sectors but rather establishes a cross-sectoral civil remedy for individuals who receive unsolicited sexually explicit content. The governance applies to any individual or organization that sends such content, regardless of their industry sector.
The document does not focus on AI development lifecycle stages but rather on the use and deployment of AI-generated content (machine-manipulated media) in a specific harmful context. It addresses the deployment and use of AI systems that generate sexually explicit content.
The document explicitly mentions machine-manipulated media and machine-learning techniques but does not reference AI models, AI systems, or any specific categories of AI such as frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or generative AI. It does not mention compute thresholds or open-weight models.
United States Congress; Senator Schatz; Senator Daines; Committee on the Judiciary
The bill was introduced in the United States Senate by Senator Schatz and Senator Daines and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration.
district court of the United States
Enforcement is conducted through the federal district court system, where recipients can bring civil actions. Courts have authority to award damages and issue injunctions.
The Act does not establish any formal monitoring body or oversight mechanism. Compliance monitoring relies on individual recipients identifying violations and bringing civil actions.
The Act targets individuals 18 years of age or older, or any person that is not an individual (organizations), who send unsolicited sexually explicit visual depictions. Recipients of such content are also covered as they have the right to bring civil action.
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