New Hampshire Imposes New Regulations on AI and Criminalizes Deepfakes
Summary
- On July 26, 2024, House Bill 1432 passed, establishing that it is a crime to use deepfakes in a fraudulent manner, prohibits lobbyists who have used deepfakes from registering and allows the opportunity to a private right of action. The law does not apply in instances where third parties broadcast the deepfake in cases like news reports, documentaries, magazines, etc. Additionally, any media that is considered satirical or a parody is not considered as a violation of this law.
- Earlier in the month, on July 12, House Bill 1688 was signed into law. The law creates regulations for the use of AI within state agencies. It also identifies a clear scope in which the law can be applied. The law also identifies specific cases that are excluded like systems used in research by “state-funded institutions of higher learning and installed consumer systems in common personal use.” HB 1688 prevents state agencies from “using AI in a discriminatory way, using real-time biometric identification systems for surveillance without a warrant, and creating deepfakes for deceptive or malicious purposes.” Any AI-generated recommendations or decisions have to be reviewed and all AI content has to have a disclosure. The DTI is responsible for reporting on compliance, with the first report due one year after the chapter’s effective date and annual updates thereafter.
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