Criminal Justice (Artificial Intelligence)

SB 42 amends Louisiana law to explicitly prohibit using artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse materials, directly affecting individuals or entities generating such content through AI. The bill updates definitions to include "digitally generated, including by artificial intelligence" under "child sexual abuse materials" and expands "produce" to cover causing AI-generated content. It makes it illegal to create, distribute, or solicit child sexual abuse materials using AI tools, aligning with existing prohibitions on physical or non-AI generated materials. The law applies to all such content involving children under 17, treating AI-generated depictions as equally prohibited as traditional media. This is a substantive policy change adding AI to existing legal frameworks without altering enforcement mechanisms.

HB 38 amends Louisiana law to clarify what constitutes "child sexual abuse materials," directly affecting creators, distributors, and law enforcement handling such content involving minors. The bill specifically adds "deepfake" to the definition, meaning AI-generated or manipulated videos/images depicting minors in sexual contexts are now included. It excludes political commentary, satire, parody, or news content that clearly discloses it is not real. The law defines "deepfake" as digitally altered media that falsely appears authentic to a reasonable observer, but excludes material with clear context or disclosure. This change updates criminal definitions without altering penalties for existing violations.