Bill > S48

This bill aims to update Massachusetts law regarding child sexual abuse material by explicitly including AI-generated and digitally created content within existing legal definitions. Specifically, the bill modifies Chapter 272 of the Massachusetts General Laws to add "digitization" as a defined term, which means the creation or alteration of visual material through computer-generated images that would appear to a reasonable person to depict a minor. The bill expands the definition of "visual reproduction" and "visual material" to clearly encompass digitally produced or manipulated images, ensuring that AI-generated content that simulates child sexual abuse material can be legally prosecuted under the same standards as traditional photographic or video evidence. By making these definitional updates, the legislation seeks to close potential legal loopholes that might arise from technological advances in image generation, maintaining the law's intent to protect minors from sexual exploitation, regardless of whether the material is created through traditional or artificial intelligence-based methods.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S48