Bill > H0875

This bill updates existing Vermont laws to explicitly include computer-generated images that are indistinguishable from real child sexual abuse material, meaning they appear to depict an actual child engaged in such acts. The changes expand the definitions of "simulation" and "indistinguishable" to cover these artificial images, and amend statutes related to promoting and possessing child sexual abuse material to include these computer-generated depictions. Importantly, the bill provides exceptions for law enforcement investigations and for interactive computer services that generate such content as part of "adversarial testing," which is defined as a controlled activity to identify and stress-test potential harmful behaviors of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly in good faith to prevent or mitigate the creation of child sexual abuse material by AI. The bill also clarifies that these exceptions do not apply if the adversarial testing is for personal or exploitative purposes.

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https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.875