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Artificial Intelligence - Implementation Causing Injury or Death - Civil and Criminal Liability

Sponsor: David Fraser-Hidalgo (District 15)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that a person who intentionally designs and creates artificial intelligence software able to cause physical injury or death is strictly liable for damages and subject to a civil penalty if the software is used to cause personal injury or death; and prohibiting a person from using a physical implement that acts independently of the person but is directed by artificial intelligence software to cause injury to or death of another.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list
FAV 21Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
FAVWilley, AmyIndividualPosition only
FAVArshavsky, SvetlanaIndividualPosition only
FAVCrepeau, MarisaIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Fraser-Hidalgo, Delegate Fraser-HidalgolegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDiefenbach, KlausIndividualPosition only
FAVDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
FAVD’Orazio , DanielaIndividualPosition only
FAVElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
FAVFraser-Hidalgo, DavidIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKatz, JanetIndividualPosition only
FAVKolakoski, VirginiaIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVLee, MickeyIndividualPosition only
FAVMANOHAR, KRISHNAIndividualPosition only
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
FAVVernon, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
FAVbrenner, lorettaIndividualPosition only
FAVsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record