House Bill 102: Artificial intelligence offenses and liability

• Using an artificial intelligence system to facilitate or commit a criminal offense does not serve as a defense to a criminal charge under the Wyoming Criminal Code.
• Developers of artificial intelligence systems are generally not liable for damages arising from third-party illegal use, except when a system's primary purpose was knowingly developed for illicit activities.
• Creating, distributing, or threatening to distribute nonconsensual synthetic sexual material is established as a felony offense.
• The knowing development or distribution of AI systems specifically designed to create or promote child pornography or self-harm is criminalized.
• An artificial intelligence system is formally defined as any machine learning-based system that can generate outputs influencing physical or virtual environments.

· Section 1: Creation of W.S. 1-1-143 (Developer liability and limitations), 6-1-206 (AI liability and defense), 6-4-307 (Unlawful distribution of nonconsensual synthetic sexual material), 6-4-308 (Unlawful development or distribution of AI system for child pornography), and Article 7 covering 6-4-701 (Unlawful development or distribution of AI systems intended to promote self-harm).
· Section 2: Amendments to W.S. 6-1-104 (Definitions), 6-4-301 (Definitions), and 6-4-303 (Sexual exploitation of children; penalties; definitions).
· Section 3: Effective date.