HF5051

Purpose

The bill aims to protect consumers by requiring clear disclosures from sellers or distributors of software programs that contain artificial intelligence (AI). Before such programs are sold or distributed, the seller must provide specific information about the AI to help users understand what they are getting.

Main Provisions

• Definition of artificial intelligence (AI): An engineered or machine-based system that varies in level of autonomy and can infer from input how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.
• Disclosure requirements (to be provided before selling or distributing an AI-containing program): 1) the business names of the manufacturers or creators of the AI 2) contact information for technical experts who assist users with the AI 3) the functions the AI performs 4) the types of modeling the AI uses 5) all safety features of the AI, including but not limited to the integration of human intelligence

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Introduces new mandatory disclosures for any program containing artificial intelligence, expanding consumer-protection rules in Minnesota.
• Codifies these requirements in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 325G, adding a new section focused on AI disclosures.

Notes on Terminology

• The bill explicitly uses and defines terms like "artificial intelligence" (AI), "disclosures," and "safety features," and requires information about the "types of modeling" and "integration of human intelligence" to be shared with consumers.

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Relevant Terms artificial intelligence, AI, disclosures, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 325G, program, selling, distributing, business names, manufacturers, creators, contact information, technical experts, functions, modeling, safety features, integration of human intelligence, consumer protection