AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION

HB 5224 creates a new legal path for people injured by high-cost artificial intelligence systems to seek compensation. It targets developers of "covered models" (AI systems trained with over $100 million in computing costs or equivalent) and their derivatives, holding them strictly liable for injuries to non-users caused by AI conduct that would be negligent or tortious if done by a human. Key provisions include a rebuttable presumption that AI acted with human-like intent (unless developers prove otherwise) and two defenses: if the AI met human care standards or if the injury resulted from a "capabilities failure" (like a malfunction, not negligence). The law excludes defamation claims and applies only to injuries caused by AI systems that meet the defined cost thresholds.