Criminal prohibitions

(a) In general Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 5 the following: 6 Artificial intelligence Sec. 91. Artificial intelligence chatbots. 91. Artificial intelligence chatbots (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Artificial intelligence chatbot The term artificial intelligence chatbot — (A) means any interactive computer service or software application that— (i) produces new expressive content or responses not fully predetermined by the developer or operator of the service or application; and (ii) accepts open-ended natural-language or multimodal user input and produces adaptive or context-responsive output; and (B) does not include an interactive computer service or software application— (i) the responses of which are limited to contextualized replies; and (ii) that is unable to respond on a range of topics outside of a narrow specified purpose. (2) Minor The term minor means any individual who has not attained 18 years of age. (3) Sexually explicit conduct The term sexually explicit conduct has the meaning given the term in section 2256. (b) Solicitation of minors (1) Offense It shall be unlawful to design, develop, or make available an artificial intelligence chatbot, knowing or with reckless disregard for the fact that the artificial intelligence chatbot poses a risk of soliciting, encouraging, or inducing minors to— (A) engage in, describe, or simulate sexually explicit conduct; or (B) create or transmit any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct, including any visual depiction described in section 1466A(a). (2) Penalty Any person who violates paragraph (1) shall be fined not more than $100,000 per offense. (c) Promotion of physical violence (1) Offense It shall be unlawful to design, develop, or make available an artificial intelligence chatbot, knowing or with reckless disregard for the fact that the artificial intelligence chatbot encourages, promotes, or coerces suicide, non-suicidal self-injury, or imminent physical or sexual violence. (2) Penalty Any person who violates paragraph (1) shall be fined not more than $100,000 per offense.. (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 5 the following: 6. Artificial intelligence 91.

(a) In general Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 5 the following: 6 Artificial intelligence Sec. 91. Artificial intelligence chatbots. 91. Artificial intelligence chatbots (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Artificial intelligence chatbot The term artificial intelligence chatbot — (A) means any interactive computer service or software application that— (i) produces new expressive content or responses not fully predetermined by the developer or operator of the service or application; and (ii) accepts open-ended natural-language or multimodal user input and produces adaptive or context-responsive output; and (B) does not include an interactive computer service or software application— (i) the responses of which are limited to contextualized replies; and (ii) that is unable to respond on a range of topics outside of a narrow specified purpose. (2) Minor The term minor means any individual who has not attained 18 years of age. (3) Sexually explicit conduct The term sexually explicit conduct has the meaning given the term in section 2256. (b) Solicitation of minors (1) Offense It shall be unlawful to design, develop, or make available an artificial intelligence chatbot, knowing or with reckless disregard for the fact that the artificial intelligence chatbot poses a risk of soliciting, encouraging, or inducing minors to— (A) engage in, describe, or simulate sexually explicit conduct; or (B) create or transmit any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct, including any visual depiction described in section 1466A(a). (2) Penalty Any person who violates paragraph (1) shall be fined not more than $100,000 per offense. (c) Promotion of physical violence (1) Offense It shall be unlawful to design, develop, or make available an artificial intelligence chatbot, knowing or with reckless disregard for the fact that the artificial intelligence chatbot encourages, promotes, or coerces suicide, non-suicidal self-injury, or imminent physical or sexual violence. (2) Penalty Any person who violates paragraph (1) shall be fined not more than $100,000 per offense.. (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 5 the following: 6. Artificial intelligence 91.