Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-701
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Unlawful development or distribution of artificial intelligence systems intended to promote self-harm
Official statutory text
(a) As used in this section, "self-harm" means any behavior or action that is self-directed and that deliberately results in bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death or the potential of bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death to oneself.
(b) A person commits the offense of unlawful development or distribution of an artificial intelligence system intended to promote self-harm if the person:
(i) Knowingly develops or distributes an artificial intelligence system specifically designed to promote self-harm; and
(ii) Develops or distributes the system with the intent that the system will be used by others to promote self- harm or with knowledge that the system will be used to promote self-harm.
(c) This section shall not apply:
(i) To any artificial intelligence system that produces content that promotes self-harm solely as a result of user prompts or inputs and without the developer's intent to encourage or promote self-harm;
(ii) To conduct taken in the course of bona fide school, college, university, museum or public library activities or in the course of employment of such an organization;
(iii) To conduct taken in the course of law enforcement and judicial activities;
(iv) To licensed health care providers providing legitimate medical or therapeutic services;
(v) To an interactive computer service as defined in 47 U.S.C. 230(f)(2) or to an information service or telecommunications service as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153 for content provided by another person.
(d) Unlawful development or distribution of an artificial intelligence system to promote self-harm is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
CHAPTER 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 1 - OFFENSES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS
(b) A person commits the offense of unlawful development or distribution of an artificial intelligence system intended to promote self-harm if the person:
(i) Knowingly develops or distributes an artificial intelligence system specifically designed to promote self-harm; and
(ii) Develops or distributes the system with the intent that the system will be used by others to promote self- harm or with knowledge that the system will be used to promote self-harm.
(c) This section shall not apply:
(i) To any artificial intelligence system that produces content that promotes self-harm solely as a result of user prompts or inputs and without the developer's intent to encourage or promote self-harm;
(ii) To conduct taken in the course of bona fide school, college, university, museum or public library activities or in the course of employment of such an organization;
(iii) To conduct taken in the course of law enforcement and judicial activities;
(iv) To licensed health care providers providing legitimate medical or therapeutic services;
(v) To an interactive computer service as defined in 47 U.S.C. 230(f)(2) or to an information service or telecommunications service as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153 for content provided by another person.
(d) Unlawful development or distribution of an artificial intelligence system to promote self-harm is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
CHAPTER 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 1 - OFFENSES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS
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