Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 552.057 · Subchapter B. DUTIES AND PROHIBITIONS ON USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CERTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1174 (H.B. 149), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2026.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.552.htm
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Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.165UNLAWFUL PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MEDIA.Printed as Section 21.165, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.25SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD.Printed as Section 43.25, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.26POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.Printed as Section 43.26, Penal Code
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