Lawmakers advance bill to add state felony charges for AI-generated child sexual abuse material

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 945

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Alaska lawmakers advanced a bill on Friday that would create new state felony charges for the crime of using artificial intelligence to generate child sexual abuse material.

The House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed House Bill 47, sponsored by Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer on Friday. CSAM, formerly referred to as child pornography, is any material that visually depicts sexually explicit or obscene conduct involving a child under the age of 18.

Vance told lawmakers …

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