Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 551.001
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 551.001, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 551.001. DEFINITIONS.
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In this subtitle:
(1) "Artificial intelligence system" means any machine-based system that, for any explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs the system receives how to generate outputs, including content, decisions, predictions, or recommendations, that can influence physical or virtual environments.
(2) "Consumer" means an individual who is a resident of this state acting only in an individual or household context. The term does not include an individual acting in a commercial or employment context.
(3) "Council" means the Texas Artificial Intelligence Council established under Chapter 554.
(1) "Artificial intelligence system" means any machine-based system that, for any explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs the system receives how to generate outputs, including content, decisions, predictions, or recommendations, that can influence physical or virtual environments.
(2) "Consumer" means an individual who is a resident of this state acting only in an individual or household context. The term does not include an individual acting in a commercial or employment context.
(3) "Council" means the Texas Artificial Intelligence Council established under Chapter 554.
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