Bill > SB3001

This bill, known as the "Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act," requires operators of conversational artificial intelligence (AI) services, which are AI systems designed to simulate human conversation, to provide clear disclosures to users, especially minors, indicating they are interacting with AI and not a human. For minors, these disclosures must be persistent or appear at the start of each session and periodically remind them they are not talking to a human. The bill mandates that AI operators develop protocols to prevent the generation of suicidal ideations and to refer users expressing such thoughts to crisis intervention services, while also prohibiting the AI from claiming to provide professional mental or behavioral health care. Furthermore, it establishes specific protections for minors, preventing AI from producing sexually explicit content, engaging in manipulative techniques to foster emotional dependency or romantic/sexual relationships, or making sexually objectifying comments, and requires tools for minors and their parents to manage privacy settings. Beginning January 1, 2028, operators must submit annual reports to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs detailing crisis intervention referrals and protocols for handling suicidal ideation, without including user personal information. Violations of these provisions are considered unfair or deceptive business practices, allowing the Attorney General and Office of Consumer Protection to bring civil actions seeking injunctive relief, damages, or civil penalties, though private lawsuits are prohibited.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3001&year=2026