To provide for a right of action against Federal employees for violations of First Amendment rights relating to the use or development of artificial intelligence.
The Preventing AI Censorship Act would allow citizens to sue individual federal employees who they claim have violated their First Amendment rights through actions related to artificial intelligence systems. The bill defines prohibited conduct as federal employees coercing or encouraging AI companies to restrict content based on viewpoint, politics, religion, or ideology, or to modify AI systems in ways that filter or suppress expression based on these factors. The legislation also prohibits federal employees from directly interfering with individuals' lawful use of AI or pressuring AI providers to collect and report user information for surveillance purposes. The bill includes an exception for lawful law enforcement activities conducted under valid warrants or court orders, and allows courts to award attorney's fees to prevailing parties. There is no specific funding or implementation timeline mentioned in the legislation.
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