New Hampshire House Bill 1432

• Authority: New Hampshire
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2024-07-19

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Exposure to toxic content
• False or misleading information
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• Compromise of privacy
• Pollution of information ecosystem

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 5-6 subdomains, with strong focus on malicious actors (4.1, 4.3), misinformation (3.1), privacy compromise (2.1), and toxic content (1.2). Coverage is concentrated in misuse prevention, fraud, and harmful content domains related to deepfake technology.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Information
• Professional & Technical Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Finance & Insurance
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document governs AI use across multiple sectors through its broad prohibition on harmful deepfake creation and distribution. Primary coverage includes Information (media platforms, broadcasting), Professional and Technical Services (lobbying), and implicit coverage of any sector where deepfakes could be used for fraud, harassment, or defamation.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding state statute enacted by the New Hampshire legislature with criminal penalties (class B felony), civil liability provisions, and enforcement through the state court system.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: New Hampshire Senate and House of Representatives
• Summary: The document is a state legislative act formally enacted by the New Hampshire General Court, which consists of the Senate and House of Representatives.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer, AI_User
• Summary: The statute targets any person who creates, distributes, or presents deepfakes for harmful purposes. This includes AI developers who create deepfake technology, deployers who distribute it, and users who employ it for prohibited purposes. The law also applies to lobbyists convicted under the statute.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: New Hampshire courts; New Hampshire Secretary of State
• Summary: Enforcement occurs through the New Hampshire court system for both criminal prosecutions and civil actions. The Secretary of State enforces the lobbyist registration prohibition for those convicted under the statute.

Monitor

• Summary: The document does not establish specific monitoring bodies or oversight mechanisms. Enforcement relies on criminal prosecution and civil litigation initiated by affected individuals or prosecutors, rather than proactive monitoring.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Build and Use Model
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not focus on specific AI lifecycle stages but rather regulates the use and deployment of already-created deepfake technology. It primarily addresses the deployment and operational use of deepfakes, with implicit coverage of how such systems should not be used once built.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Generative AI
• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly defines and regulates 'artificial intelligence' and 'deepfakes' as specific AI applications. It focuses on AI systems that digitally alter media to create false representations. The document does not mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds.