Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1876 Latest Draft

Bill / Draft Version Filed 03/20/2025

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State of Arkansas     1 
95th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2025  	HOUSE BILL 1876 3 
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By: Representative R. Scott Richardson 5 
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8 
AN ACT REGARDING THE OWNERSHIP OF MODEL TRAINING AND 9 
CONTENT GENERATED BY A GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL 10 
INTELLIGENCE TOOL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11 
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REGARDING THE OWNERSHIP OF MODEL 15 
TRAINING AND CONTENT GENERATED BY A 16 
GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL. 17 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19 
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 SECTION 1.  Arkansas Code Title 18, Chapter 4, Subchapter 1 is amended 21 
to add an additional section to read as follows: 22 
 18-4-101.  Generative artificial intelligence tool — Ownership of model 23 
training and generated content. 24 
 (a)  Except as described under subsection (b) of this section, if a 25 
person uses a generative artificial intelligence tool to generate content, 26 
the model training and content generated from the generative artificial 27 
intelligence tool shall be the property of that person. 28 
 (b)  If a person or entity employs a person and directs that person to 29 
use a generative artificial intelligence tool to conduct model training and 30 
generate content for the purposes of conducting business, the model training 31 
and content generated from the generative artificial intelligence tool shall 32 
be the property of the person or entity directing the employee to conduct the 33 
model training and generate the content. 34 
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