California SB 1001 - Bot Disclosure Law

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California SB 1001 is an early state-level AI regulation focused on bot disclosure, relevant to discussions of AI transparency policy and the governance of automated systems in public and commercial communications.

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California SB 1001 is a state law requiring that automated accounts (bots) disclose their non-human nature when communicating with users online, particularly in commercial or political contexts. The law aims to prevent deceptive use of AI-driven bots in influencing public opinion or commercial transactions. It represents an early example of state-level AI transparency and disclosure regulation.

Key Points

•Prohibits use of bots to communicate with California residents without disclosing the bot's automated nature in specified contexts
•Applies to commercial and political communications, targeting deceptive AI-driven influence operations
•Requires disclosure when a bot is used to incentivize a purchase or vote, or influence an election
•Represents state-level governance addressing AI transparency and authenticity in digital communications
•Predates broader AI regulation efforts and serves as a foundational example of narrow, targeted AI disclosure law

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 | Add To My Favorites | Version: 09/28/24 - Chaptered 
 08/29/24 - Enrolled 
 08/20/24 - Amended Assembly 
 06/25/24 - Amended Assembly 
 02/01/24 - Introduced 
 

 
 
 

 
 SB-1001 Death penalty: intellectually disabled persons. (2023-2024) 
 

 
 
 

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 Date Published: 09/30/2024 09:00 PM
 
 
 SB1001:v95#DOCUMENT Bill Start

 
 Senate Bill
 
 No. 1001 
 CHAPTER 908 An act to amend Section 1376 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure. 
 
 [ 
 Approved by
 
 Governor
   September 28, 2024.
 
 Filed with
 
 Secretary of State
   September 28, 2024.
 ]
 LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

 
 SB 1001, Skinner.
 Death penalty: intellectually disabled persons. Existing case law holds that execution of a “mentally retarded” person constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the United States Constitution, rendering an individual with mental retardation ineligible for the death penalty. Existing law authorizes a defendant to apply, prior to the commencement of trial, for an order directing that a hearing to determine intellectual disability be conducted when the prosecution in a criminal case seeks the death penalty. Existing law defines “intellectual disability” for these purposes as the condition of significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested before the end of the developmental period, as defined by clinical standards. Existing law requires the court to order a hearing to determine whether the defendant has an intellectual disability upon the submission
 of a declaration by a qualified expert stating the expert’s opinion that the defendant is a person with an intellectual disability. Existing law requires a court to impanel a new jury to try the issue of intellectual disability if a jury panel was unable to reach a unanimous verdict that the defendant is a person with an intellectual disability. This bill would define “manifested before the end of the developmental period” to mean that the deficits were present during the development period, and does not require a formal diagnosis, or tests of intellectual functionin

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