AR 141 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Urges generative artificial intelligence and content sharing platforms to make voluntary commitments to prevent and remove harmful content.

This resolution urges generative AI and content-sharing platforms to voluntarily commit to preventing and removing harmful "deepfake" and "cheapfake" content. It directly affects major AI and social media companies by asking them to proactively address artificially created media that manipulates reality (like fake videos or audio of people saying/doin things they never did). The key mechanism requires platforms to make voluntary commitments to remove such content, with copies of the resolution sent to company CEOs. The resolution defines harmful content as AI-generated media that appears authentic but depicts false speech or conduct, noting its use in blackmail, misinformation, and reputational harm. It emphasizes that this is a non-binding request, aligning with similar efforts in other states and federal initiatives.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 6, 2024 Last action Jun 28, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 28, 2024

How they voted

741
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 80
Jun 28, 2024
D Democratic52
51 Yea 1
98% Yea
R Republican28
23 Yea 1 Nay 4
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jun 28, 2024
Introduced
Filed with Secretary of State
lower
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (74-1-1)
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
lower
3 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors