From staff reports In today’s technological day and age, how do you know if you’re dealing with a “real” person or artificial intelligence?
The Oklahoma Legislature believes it’s crucial enough to establish a bill of rights and establish a set of definitions and guidelines to help everyone navigate the inevitable advances on the horizon. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, four bills related to AI unanimously passed the Oklahoma House Government Modernization and Technology Committee and are now available to be considered on the House floor.
“In the age of AI, transparency is paramount,” Rep. Jeff Boatman (R-Tulsa) wrote in a press release. Boatman, HB 3453’s author, chairs the committee. The bill would establish the Oklahoma Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights and offers definitions of what is a “real person” and what is “artificial intelligence.”
“The Oklahoma Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights empowers Oklahomans and ensures citizens have the right to understand AI interactions and protect their privacy and data,” he said. The measure is co-sponsored by Rep. Daniel Pae (R-Lawton) and Sen. Todd Gollihare (R-Kellyville).
In the text of the bill a “real person” is defined as “an actual biological human being as opposed to a system or model meant to emulate human interactions.”
Other AI-related bills include
• HB 3577, which would establish the Artificial Intelligence Utilization Review Act. It is authored by Rep. Pae and co-authored by Sen. Dave Rader (R-Tulsa). It would require healthcare insurance companies to disclose any use of artificial intelligence- based algorithms in their utilization review process to healthcare providers, covered persons and the general public. The text of the bill shows the disclosures must be made on the insurer’s website, and the company is required to submit the algorithms and training data sets to the Oklahoma Insurance Department.
• HB 3825 addresses what is called “deepfake” media and would prohibit the use of it during elections. Authored by Rep. Arturo Alonso-Sandoval (D-Oklahoma City), the bill defines deepfake as a synthetic media that depicts a candidate or political party with the intent to injure the reputation of the candidate or party or otherwise deceive a voter. The dissemination of deceptive deepfake media would be prohibited within 90 days of an election, except when a clear disclosure is provided.
• HB 3828, also authored by Alonso-Sandoval, would require the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Administrative Office of the Courts to inventory all systems that use AI by Dec. 31, 2024, and each following year.
An additional bill, HB 3073, authored by Rep. Neil Hays (R-Checotah), was passed through the House Judiciary Criminal Committee earlier this month. It would criminalize publishing or distributing digitized representations of another individual’s name, image, voice or likeness without written consent and with the intent to harm. This bill is also eligible to be heard on the House floor.