SB 482

As amended on 3/4/2026: - Creates the "Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights." - Prohibits governmental entities from contracting for AI technology with companies linked to foreign countries of concern. - Creates individual rights, including the ability to use AI lawfully, control minors’ AI use, know when they are interacting with AI, receive transparency about AI data collection, and the right to be protected from AI-enabled harms such as fraud, identity theft, deepfake sexual images, and undisclosed AI use in political advertising. - Requires companion chatbot platforms to obtain parental consent for minor users and grants parents specified oversight and control rights. - Requires operators of online bots to disclose that a user is not interacting with a human at the outset and after every hour. - Prohibits artificial intelligence companies from selling or disclosing a user's personal information unless the data is deidentified. - Prohibits the unauthorized commercial use of an individual’s likeness created with generative artificial intelligence. - The 2/18/2026 substitution amends definitions, exempts chatbots used in theme parks. Exempts chatbots used for business operations from the disclosure requirement. Provides for a 45-day right to cure. Creates a safe harbor for chatbots aligning with NIST standards. Amends the digital replica provision to exempt news. Establishes a framework for AI used by educational entities. - The 3/4/2026 amendment allows the sale or disclosure of information authorized by federal law. Prohibits schools from providing student access to AI tools before 6th grade.