Bad news! And this law seems to be very bureaucratic and far reaching! Stifling!
And the law was introduced by a Republican!
"... What’s new: The Texas legislature is considering the proposed Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA). The bill would prohibit a short list of harmful or invasive uses of AI, such as output intended to manipulate users. It would impose strict oversight on AI systems that contribute to decisions in key areas like health care.
How it works: Republican House Representative Giovanni Capriglione introduced TRAIGA, also known as HB 1709, to the state legislature at the end of 2024. If it’s passed and signed, the law would go into effect in September 2025.
The proposed law would apply to any company that develops, distributes, or deploys an AI system while doing business in Texas, regardless of where the company is headquartered. It makes no distinction between large and small models or research and commercial uses. However, it includes a modest carve-out for independent small businesses that are based in the state.
The law controls “high-risk” AI systems that bear on consequential decisions in areas that include education, employment, financial services, transportation, housing, health care, and voting. The following uses of AI would be banned: manipulating, deceiving, or coercing users; inferring race or gender from biometric data; computing a “social score or similar categorical estimation or valuation of a person or group;” and generating sexually explicit deepfakes. The law is especially broad with respect to deepfakes: It outlaws any system that is “capable of producing unlawful visual material.”
Companies would have to notify users whenever AI is used. They would also have to safeguard against algorithmic discrimination, maintain and share detailed records of training data and accuracy metrics, assess impacts, and withdraw any system that violates the law until it can achieve compliance.
The Texas attorney general would investigate companies that build or use AI, file civil lawsuits, and impose penalties up to $200,000 per violation, with additional fines for ongoing noncompliance of $40,000 per day.
The bill would establish a Texas AI Council that reports to the governor, whose members would be appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor, and state legislative leaders. The council would monitor AI companies, develop non-binding ethical guidelines for them, and recommend new laws and regulations. ..."
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