SB 113-4: Mad Scientist Prevention Act (Passed)
Mr. Reactionary:
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MAD SCIENTIST PREVENTION ACT
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TITLE I: DEFINITIONS
1. Adrenochrome means any chemical compound directly produced by a human or non-human animal from the oxidation of adrenaline or any blood or other product containing such compound.
2. Cryogenic human preservation means the long-term preservation of a human body or human tissue through freezing or heat removal for the intended purpose of resurrecting such body or creating a human clone from such body or tissue at a later date when hypothetical technology is discovered to allow for such resurrection or cloning.
3. Embryonic stem cells means any stem cells produced by a human embryo.
4. External incubation means gestating a living human embryo in an artificial womb until such embryo can be safely implanted in a host or safely delivered as a live baby.
5. Human clone means a human embryo that is substantially genetically identical to a previously born human being.
6. Human embryo means an organism of the species Homo sapiens during the earliest stages of development, from 1 cell up to delivery or fetal death.
7. In vitro fertilization means the artificial creation of a human embryo or fertilized human egg outside of a female human body with the consent of the egg and sperm donors for the intended implantation into a human host body.
8. Prohibited artificial intelligence means any real or theoretical program or software code that:
A. reaches or exceeds the level of human intellectual abilities and is able to apply its abilities to any type of task;
B. achieves self-awareness as found in humans;
C. is capable of animating or controlling a human body; or
D. is or purports to be the uploaded soul, life, consciousness, personality, or memories of a specific human.
9. Prohibited eugenics means reproductive procedures including but not limited to sterilization, castration, vasectomy, fallopian tubal ligation, hysterectomy, and abortion which are carried out for the purpose of reducing or eliminating the future population of specific groups or genetic patterns, groupings, or sequences.
10. Prohibited gain-of-function research means medical or scientific research involving the deliberate editing of the genetic code of a virus, disease, or pathogen for the purpose of increasing the virulty, transmissibility, harmfulness, deadliness, resistance, or persistence of the virus, disease, or pathogen.
11. Prohibited human-animal chimera means:
A. a human embryo into which a nonhuman cell or cells (or the component parts thereof) have been introduced to render the embryo's membership in the species Homo sapiens uncertain;
B. a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a human egg with nonhuman sperm;
C. a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a nonhuman egg with human sperm;
D. an embryo produced by introducing a nonhuman nucleus into a human egg;
E. an embryo produced by introducing a human nucleus into a nonhuman egg;
F an embryo containing at least haploid sets of chromosomes from both a human and a nonhuman life form;
G. a nonhuman life form engineered such that human gametes develop within the body of a nonhuman life form;
H. a nonhuman life form engineered such that it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from human neural tissues;
I. a nonhuman life form engineered such that it exhibits human facial features or other bodily morphologies to resemble human features;
J. an embryo produced by mixing human and nonhuman cells, such that human gametes develop within the body of the resultant organism, it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from human neural tissues, or it exhibits human facial features or other bodily morphologies to resemble human features;
K. a human to whose DNA nonhuman DNA is artificially spliced or grafted; or
L. a human embryo implanted or gestated in a non-human animal.
12. Test tube gestation means the artificial creation of a human embryo or fertilized human egg outside of a female human body.
13. Unknowing test subject means a person upon whom a medical or scientific experiment, test, or case study is being performed without that persons knowledge or consent.
TITLE II: DYSTOPIAN CRIMES
It shall be unlawful for any person in Atlasia to knowingly:
1. create a human clone or produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any product derived from such cloning;
2. create a prohibited human-animal chimera, transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb, transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb, or transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited human-animal chimera, however this clause does not prohibit research involving the use of transgenic animal models containing human genes or transplantation of human organs, tissues, or cells into recipient animals, if such activities are not prohibited by this act or any other law;
3. create or a human embryo as a result of test tube gestation, except for the purpose of in vitro fertilization with the consent of both parents and an identified host for implantation of the human embryo, however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting the use of external incubation to save an extant human embryo that lacks a human host;
4. produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any human embryo or human fetal tissue or any product derived therefrom however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting the use of external incubation to save an extant human embryo, in vitro fertilization, the burial of a fetus, or scientific research on donated embryonic stem cells resulting from an unintended miscarriage, fetal death, or ectopic pregnancy;
5. conduct, perform, finance, or advertise prohibited eugenics;
6. Advertise cryogenic human preservation services;
7. produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any product derived from human bones, flesh, appendages, skin, organs, blood, or adrenochrome, however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting scientific research on any lawfully obtained human bones, flesh, appendages, skin, organs, stem cells, or blood or the transplantation of any lawfully obtained human organ, stem cells, or blood;
8. prepare, serve, eat, or consume any human bone, flesh, appendage, skin, organ, blood, or adrenochrome obtained in interstate commerce. For purposes of this act food intentionally injected with human DNA shall constitute human flesh;
9. create, finance, transfer, or receive prohibited artificial intelligence;
10. conduct, perform, or finance any medical or scientific research on an unknown test subject;
11. conduct, perform, or finance any prohibited gain-of-function research; or
12. administer euthanasia to a human embryo, human clone, or prohibited human-animal chimera, except in cases where the animal is suffering from a painful injury or condition for which there is no realistic alternative treatment or realistic chance of recovery.
TITLE III: PUNISHMENTS
1. It shall be a felony to commit any crime enumerated in Title II of this act.
2. A violation of Title II(1) - (4) and (12) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than 15 years and not more than life and a fine of the greater of $500,000 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
3. A violation of Title II(6) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
4. A violation of Title II (5) of this act shall be punishable my imprisonment for not less than 10 years and not more than 25 years and a fine of the greater of $500,000 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
4. A violation of Title II(7) - (8 ) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) years and not more than twenty (20) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
5. A violation of Title II(9) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
6. A violation of Title II(10) of this act that does not result in permanent harm to the unknown test subject shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years and a fine of the greater of $10,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
7. A violation of Title II(10) of this act that results in permanent harm to the unknown test subject shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years and not more than twenty (20) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
8. A violation of Title II(11) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years and not more than ten (10) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
9. Any person convicted of crime enumerated in this act shall be ordered to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling.
10. Any person, including but not limited to any business, institution, or entity that participates in or funds any crime enumerated in this act shall be ineligible to receive federal public funds for no less than five (5) years.
11. No federal public funds shall be expended in the furtherance of any crime enumerated in this act.
TITLE IV: ENACTMENT
1. This act shall take effect March 15, 2023.
Sponsor: Reactionary
Debate on this bill is now open.
Mr. Reactionary:
Its back.
I think the first time I went after dystopian black mirror mad scientist stuff was in 2018 in the South. This was close to passing last session and there was no negative debate despite plenty of opportunity. But after the vote was called someone then not in the Senate started a non-public lobbying campaign to defeat it without any public reason for why. Thats not good governance. So its back and if people want to kill it again, they should publicly debate, because many of the private comments I saw being spread were gross mistruths that showed a lack of understanding of the bill and debate would have pointed that out.
To combat dystopian science fiction that is terrifyingly becoming science fact, this regulates human clones, human-animal hybrids, eugenics, cryogenics, cannibalism, adrenochrome, dangerous AI, gain of function virus research, and experiments on unknowing subjects. It also exempts stem cell research to ensure we dont sacrifice real science. I cant fathom why someone would oppose this.
At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder:
I'm supportive of the efforts here.
GM Team Member and Senator WB:
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MAD SCIENTIST PREVENTION ACT
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TITLE I: DEFINITIONS
1. Adrenochrome means any chemical compound directly produced by a human or non-human animal from the oxidation of adrenaline or any blood or other product containing such compound.
2. Cryogenic human preservation means the long-term preservation of a human body or human tissue through freezing or heat removal for the intended purpose of resurrecting such body or creating a human clone from such body or tissue at a later date when hypothetical technology is discovered to allow for such resurrection or cloning.
3. Embryonic stem cells means any stem cells produced by a human embryo.
4. External incubation means gestating a living human embryo in an artificial womb until such embryo can be safely implanted in a host or safely delivered as a live baby.
5. Human clone means a human embryo that is substantially genetically identical to a previously born human being.
6. Human embryo means an organism of the species Homo sapiens during the earliest stages of development, from 1 cell up to delivery or fetal death.
7. In vitro fertilization means the artificial creation of a human embryo or fertilized human egg outside of a female human body with the consent of the egg and sperm donors for the intended implantation into a human host body.
8. Prohibited artificial intelligence means any real or theoretical program or software code that:
A. reaches or exceeds the level of human intellectual abilities and is able to apply its abilities to any type of task;
B. achieves self-awareness as found in humans;
C. is capable of animating or controlling a human body; or
D. is or purports to be the uploaded soul, life, consciousness, personality, or memories of a specific human.
9.8. Prohibited eugenics means reproductive procedures including but not limited to sterilization, castration, vasectomy, fallopian tubal ligation, hysterectomy, and abortion which are carried out for the purpose of reducing or eliminating the future population of specific groups or genetic patterns, groupings, or sequences.
10. 9. Prohibited gain-of-function research means medical or scientific research involving the deliberate editing of the genetic code of a virus, disease, or pathogen for the purpose of increasing the virulty, transmissibility, harmfulness, deadliness, resistance, or persistence of the virus, disease, or pathogen.
11.10. Prohibited human-animal chimera means:
A. a human embryo into which a nonhuman cell or cells (or the component parts thereof) have been introduced to render the embryo's membership in the species Homo sapiens uncertain;
B. a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a human egg with nonhuman sperm;
C. a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a nonhuman egg with human sperm;
D. an embryo produced by introducing a nonhuman nucleus into a human egg;
E. an embryo produced by introducing a human nucleus into a nonhuman egg;
F an embryo containing at least haploid sets of chromosomes from both a human and a nonhuman life form;
G. a nonhuman life form engineered such that human gametes develop within the body of a nonhuman life form;
H. a nonhuman life form engineered such that it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from human neural tissues;
I. a nonhuman life form engineered such that it exhibits human facial features or other bodily morphologies to resemble human features;
J. an embryo produced by mixing human and nonhuman cells, such that human gametes develop within the body of the resultant organism, it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from human neural tissues, or it exhibits human facial features or other bodily morphologies to resemble human features;
K. a human to whose DNA nonhuman DNA is artificially spliced or grafted; or
L. a human embryo implanted or gestated in a non-human animal.
12.11. Test tube gestation means the artificial creation of a human embryo or fertilized human egg outside of a female human body.
13.12. Unknowing test subject means a person upon whom a medical or scientific experiment, test, or case study is being performed without that persons knowledge or consent.
TITLE II: DYSTOPIAN CRIMES
It shall be unlawful for any person in Atlasia to knowingly:
1. create a human clone or produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any product derived from such cloning;
2. create a prohibited human-animal chimera, transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb, transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb, or transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited human-animal chimera, however this clause does not prohibit research involving the use of transgenic animal models containing human genes or transplantation of human organs, tissues, or cells into recipient animals, if such activities are not prohibited by this act or any other law;
3. create or a human embryo as a result of test tube gestation, except for the purpose of in vitro fertilization with the consent of both parents and an identified host for implantation of the human embryo, however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting the use of external incubation to save an extant human embryo that lacks a human host;
4. produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any human embryo or human fetal tissue or any product derived therefrom however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting the use of external incubation to save an extant human embryo, in vitro fertilization, the burial of a fetus, or scientific research on donated embryonic stem cells resulting from an unintended miscarriage, fetal death, or ectopic pregnancy;
5. conduct, perform, finance, or advertise prohibited eugenics;
6. Advertise cryogenic human preservation services;
7. produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any product derived from human bones, flesh, appendages, skin, organs, blood, or adrenochrome, however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting scientific research on any lawfully obtained human bones, flesh, appendages, skin, organs, stem cells, or blood or the transplantation of any lawfully obtained human organ, stem cells, or blood;
8. prepare, serve, eat, or consume any human bone, flesh, appendage, skin, organ, blood, or adrenochrome obtained in interstate commerce. For purposes of this act food intentionally injected with human DNA shall constitute human flesh;
9. create, finance, transfer, or receive prohibited artificial intelligence;
10. 9.conduct, perform, or finance any medical or scientific research on an unknown ing test subject;
11.10. conduct, perform, or finance any prohibited gain-of-function research; or
12.11. administer euthanasia to a human embryo, human clone, or prohibited human-animal chimera, except in cases where the animal is suffering from a painful injury or condition for which there is no realistic alternative treatment or realistic chance of recovery.
TITLE III: PUNISHMENTS
1. It shall be a felony to commit any crime enumerated in Title II of this act.
2. A violation of Title II(1) - (4) and (12) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than 15 years and not more than life and a fine of the greater of $500,000 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
3. A violation of Title II(6) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
4. A violation of Title II (5) of this act shall be punishable my imprisonment for not less than 10 years and not more than 25 years and a fine of the greater of $500,000 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
4. A violation of Title II(7) - (8 ) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) years and not more than twenty (20) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
5. A violation of Title II(9) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
6. 5.A violation of Title II(109) of this act that does not result in permanent harm to the unknown test subject shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years and a fine of the greater of $10,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
7. 6.A violation of Title II(109) of this act that results in permanent harm to the unknown test subject shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years and not more than twenty (20) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
8. 7.A violation of Title II(1110) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years and not more than ten (10) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.
9.8. Any person convicted of crime enumerated in this act shall be ordered to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling.
10.9. Any person, including but not limited to any business, institution, or entity that participates in or funds any crime enumerated in this act shall be ineligible to receive federal public funds for no less than five (5) years.
11.10. No federal public funds shall be expended in the furtherance of any crime enumerated in this act.
TITLE IV: ENACTMENT
1. This act shall take effect March 15, 2023.
Amendment. I understand the arguments against human-level AI, but for one, let's be honest that others will end up making it anyway. I also don't see a reason to hamstring our researchers here, especially when increasingly powerful computers and even simple AI are helping us so much at the moment in multiple fields (I actually attended a seminar at the AMS conference today talking about how they're reducing unpredictability in their models with AI)
Mr. Reactionary:
24 hours to object to the Weatherboy amendment.
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