SB 113-7: Stop the Bots Act (Passed)

[Mr. Reactionary]

STOP THE BOTS ACT

1. The Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act shall be amended as follows:

Section 1. Naming

1. This law shall be referred to as the Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act, 2018, and may be additionally referred to as the Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act.


Section 2. Framework

1. A use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an auditory replacement for a human response must be clearly disclosed, specifically through an auditory recording
that states this fact.

2. This recording must be played before every use of AI.

3. The use of AI to post advertisements on any social media platform, comment board, or other interactive online platform must be clearly disclosed in every post made by such AI on such platform or board.

4. The use of AI to artificially inflate the number of users or followers upon any social media platform, comment board, or other interactive online platform, or for any account thereon, is hereby prohibited as an unfair trade practice.

2. This act shall take effect 30 days from the date of passage.

Sponsor: Westmidlander
Debate on this bill is now open.

[Mr. Reactionary]

A few years back our friend WXTransit passed a law targeting telephone bots. This bill amplifies his law by also going after online bots.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Its certainly time to address this in some form. I think this will go a good way to curtailing foreign influencing of media platforms as well.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Social media is an area that needs regulating and national security interests to be protected in.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Social media is an area that needs regulating and national security interests to be protected in.

Oh certainly and regardless of one's views regarding events in recent times OTL, the potential has been established and we know various regimes put a lot of effort into manipulating social media to influence democratic nations towards their hostile geopolitical and geo-strategic direction. Insert preferred foil regime of choice for one's side, the same concerns apply.

[Mr. Reactionary]

So this bill has been on the floor the required 96 hours, has been debated, and appears to be uncontroversial to a broad consensus, so to help us get to the dozens of bills in the backlog, I hereby move that we proceed to a final vote on this bill. 24 hours to object.

[Mr. Reactionary]

A final vote is now open on this bill lasting until noon eastern on Friday (99 hours) or until everyone votes, whichever occurs soonest. Please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

STOP THE BOTS ACT

1. The Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act shall be amended as follows:

Section 1. Naming

1. This law shall be referred to as the Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act, 2018, and may be additionally referred to as the Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act.


Section 2. Framework

1. A use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an auditory replacement for a human response must be clearly disclosed, specifically through an auditory recording
that states this fact.

2. This recording must be played before every use of AI.

3. The use of AI to post advertisements on any social media platform, comment board, or other interactive online platform must be clearly disclosed in every post made by such AI on such platform or board.

4. The use of AI to artificially inflate the number of users or followers upon any social media platform, comment board, or other interactive online platform, or for any account thereon, is hereby prohibited as an unfair trade practice.

2. This act shall take effect 30 days from the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Aye

[West_Midlander]

Aye

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Aye

[Liminal Trans Girl]

Aye

[Enduro]

Aye

[OSR stands with Israel]

Aye

[Saint Milei]

Aye

[Utah Neolib]

Aye

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Aye

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Aye

A small step in the Butlerian Jihad.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Aye

[PPT Spiral]

Aye

[PragmaticPopulist]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye

[Mr. Reactionary]

Bill passes 15-0-0-3.

[Mr. Reactionary]

STOP THE BOTS ACT

1. The Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act shall be amended as follows:

Section 1. Naming

1. This law shall be referred to as the Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act, 2018, and may be additionally referred to as the Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act.


Section 2. Framework

1. A use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an auditory replacement for a human response must be clearly disclosed, specifically through an auditory recording
that states this fact.

2. This recording must be played before every use of AI.

3. The use of AI to post advertisements on any social media platform, comment board, or other interactive online platform must be clearly disclosed in every post made by such AI on such platform or board.

4. The use of AI to artificially inflate the number of users or followers upon any social media platform, comment board, or other interactive online platform, or for any account thereon, is hereby prohibited as an unfair trade practice.

2. This act shall take effect 30 days from the date of passage.

Passed 15-0-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT