S. 1993 · 118th Congress
A bill to waive immunity under section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 for claims and charges related…
Full title
A bill to waive immunity under section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 for claims and charges related to generative artificial intelligence.
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This bill limits federal liability protection, sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection, that generally precludes providers and users of an interactive computer service from being held legally responsible for content provided by a third party.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 14, 2023
This bill limits federal liability protection, sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection, that generally precludes providers and users of an interactive computer service from being held legally responsible for content provided by a third party.
Specifically, the bill removes the protection if the conduct giving rise to the liability involves the use or provision of generative artificial intelligence (i.e., an artificial intelligence system that is capable of generating novel text, video, images, audio, and other media based on prompts or other forms of data provided by a person).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to waive immunity under section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 for claims and charges related to generative artificial intelligence.
Latest action (Jun 14, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 14, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.