Bill That Would Criminalize AI-Generated Child Porn Passes California Assembly

The author said AB 1831 closes a loophole that lets those creating obscene material with AI go uncharged. The bill had zero opposition.

The California Capitol on March 13, 2024, in Sacramento. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for National Urban League

A bill that would outlaw child sexual abuse material created with artificial intelligence passed the Assembly on May 22 in a 71–0 vote.

Assembly Bill 1831—introduced by Assemblyman Marc Berman to prohibit the creation, possession, and distribution of child pornography generated by artificial intelligence technologies—cleared three committees earlier this year without a single vote against the measure.