Source: Hometown Stations

The Ohio Senate passed bipartisan legislation that would require companies producing artificial intelligence-generated images, videos, and other digital media to place a watermark on such content to inform viewers that it was AI-generated. The bill would also make it illegal for anyone to remove those watermarks. This bill now proceeds to the Ohio House for further discussion and consideration.

The proposed legislation includes provisions to prohibit the creation, sale, or reproduction of obscene AI-generated content involving minors. These measures have been adopted by the Ohio Senate but have not yet become law pending action by the Ohio House of Representatives.