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This bill enacts the Agricultural Data Privacy Act and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act, aiming to protect farmers' data and ensure responsible use of AI. The Agricultural Data Privacy Act establishes that agricultural producers own and control their data, which originates from their farms, land, devices, and equipment. It prohibits the sale of this data without the producer's explicit written consent, requiring clear disclosures separate from primary terms of service, and mandates that contracts starting January 1, 2027, include a provision prohibiting such sales without consent. This act also requires controllers and processors of agricultural data to implement reasonable security practices to protect data confidentiality and integrity, with enforcement by the Attorney General who can seek injunctive relief or civil penalties of $1,000 per violation, though it does not create a private right of action. The Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act requires operators of AI services that simulate human conversation to clearly disclose when users are interacting with AI, especially minors, and to implement measures to prevent the generation of inappropriate content or misleading statements about sentience or emotional dependence for minor account holders, while also providing privacy management tools for them and their parents or guardians. It also mandates that AI services have protocols to respond to prompts about suicidal ideation or self-harm by referring users to crisis services and prohibits AI from claiming to provide professional mental health care. The Attorney General can enforce this act with civil actions seeking equitable relief, actual damages, and civil penalties of at least $1,000 and up to $500,000 per operator, also without creating a private right of action. The bill also amends an existing law regarding public records to explicitly exempt agricultural data from public disclosure unless prior written consent is obtained, and sets different operative dates for various provisions.

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