Bill > HB3808

This bill establishes an Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council (AIAC) in Texas composed of seven members, including two legislators, a state executive director, and four experts in areas like AI ethics, technology, law enforcement AI usage, and constitutional rights. The council will study and monitor AI systems used by state agencies, assess the need for an AI ethics code, review automated decision systems, and evaluate their potential impacts on residents' rights, privacy, and potential risks. By July 1, 2026, state agencies must submit detailed inventory reports about their AI systems, including their capabilities, data usage, potential biases, and fiscal impacts. The bill also creates an Artificial Intelligence Learning Laboratory where selected participants (including state agencies, businesses, and nonprofits) can test AI systems under controlled conditions through regulatory mitigation agreements. The council will assess these experiments and produce recommendations for the least restrictive AI regulations by December 1, 2026. The council and the learning laboratory will sunset on September 1, 2029, ensuring a time-limited exploration of AI's potential benefits and risks in state government operations.

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