The state of Hawaii has enacted laws and/or issued guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Companies subject to Hawaii law should be familiar with all relevant AI-related laws, regulations, and guidance, including those listed below.
Laws and Regulations
General
This law: requires operators of AI companions in the state to issue certain disclosures to users; requires operators to develop certain protocols to respond to user prompts regarding suicidal ideation or self-harm; and establishes protections for users and minor users of AI companions.
Digital Replicas, Right of Publicity
This law prohibits certain harmful uses of realistic digital imitations generated by AI, and provides for civil actions and civil remedies for individuals injured by unauthorized AI-generated realistic digital imitations.
Elections
The following law applies in the context of elections in Hawaii.
The Law prohibits a person from recklessly distributing or entering into an agreement with another person to distribute materially deceptive media in reckless disregard of the risk of harming the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate in an election or changing the voting behavior of voters in an election. The Law establishes criminal penalties for distributing materially deceptive media, and remedies for parties injured by the distribution of materially deceptive media. The Law exempts certain entities where a specified disclaimer is provided.