Bill > AB415

This bill creates a new section of statutes to restrict the use of state and local government electronic devices and establish policies for certain information technology. It defines "artificial intelligence" as a system that can infer from input to generate outputs influencing environments, and "generative artificial intelligence" as AI that creates synthetic content like text or images. A "foreign adversary" is specifically defined to include countries like China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and the Venezuelan regime, with an exception if they are not listed as such in federal regulations. The bill prohibits state agencies, excluding law enforcement for official duties, from downloading, using, or accessing social media applications or any software, including generative AI, that is owned or controlled by a foreign adversary on state-owned or leased electronic devices. Furthermore, the Department of Administration is tasked with developing and publishing policies and standards for state agencies regarding information technology owned or controlled by foreign adversaries, covering its supply chain, future procurements, and the potential need to remove previously acquired technology. Similar policies will be developed by the Legislative Technology Services Bureau for the legislature and the Director of State Courts for the judicial system, with all these policies being at least as restrictive as those set by the Department of Administration, and none applying to law enforcement use for official purposes.

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab415