Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 552.057
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 552.057, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 552.057. CERTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
Official statutory text
A person may not:
(1) develop or distribute an artificial intelligence system with the sole intent of producing, assisting or aiding in producing, or distributing:
(A) visual material in violation of Section 43.26, Penal Code; or
(B) deep fake videos or images in violation of Section 21.165, Penal Code; or
(2) intentionally develop or distribute an artificial intelligence system that engages in text-based conversations that simulate or describe sexual conduct, as that term is defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code, while impersonating or imitating a child younger than 18 years of age.
(1) develop or distribute an artificial intelligence system with the sole intent of producing, assisting or aiding in producing, or distributing:
(A) visual material in violation of Section 43.26, Penal Code; or
(B) deep fake videos or images in violation of Section 21.165, Penal Code; or
(2) intentionally develop or distribute an artificial intelligence system that engages in text-based conversations that simulate or describe sexual conduct, as that term is defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code, while impersonating or imitating a child younger than 18 years of age.
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