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| State/Terr | AI Scope | Relevant Law | Law Link | Effective Date | Key Requirements | Enforcements & Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AI CSAM | Alabama Child Protection Act of 2024 | HB 168 | 10/1/2024 | • Expands the scope the definition of child sexual abuse material to include "virtually indistinguishable depictions" created, altered, or produced by digital, computer generated, or other means. | Existing criminal penalties apply. |
| Alabama | AI in Political Advertising | Alabama Materially Deceptive Election Media Law | AL HB172 | 10/1/2024 | • Prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated media falsely depicting an individual that is intended to influence an election. • Provides a safe harbor from liability where the person provides a disclaimer that the media has been manipulated by technical means and depicts speech or conduct that did not occur. | • Class A Misdemeanor for first offense. • Class D Felony for subsequent offense. |
| Alabama | Automated Decision-Making | Alabama Personal Data Protection Act | HB 351 | 5/1/2027 | • Provides consumers the right to opt-out of any form of solely-automated processing performed on personal data to evaluate, analyze, or predict personal aspects related to an identified or identifiable individual’s economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements in furtherance of solely automated significant decisions concerning the consumer (i.e., the provision or denial of credit or lending services, housing, insurance, education enrollment or opportunity, criminal justice, employment opportunities, health care services, or access to basic necessities such as food or water). Other obligations and restrictions may apply depending on the type of data processed. | Up to $15,000 per violation. |
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