MONTGOMERY — State Rep. Ben Harrison (R-Elkmont) said on Wednesday he was planning on introducing legislation to hold Grok AI accountable for algorithms that generate pornographic imagery from photos of women and children on social media.
The legislation provides for civil actions and potential criminal penalties to curb the use of artificial intelligence in creating explicit, non-consensual content.
Harrison said at a press conference on Wednesday that he is in the process of gathering co-sponsors and hasn't filed the legislation yet.
"A company selling a general purpose phone photo editor remains protected. A company hosting many websites or content which may include some illicit content remains protected," Harrison said. "However, a company selling or promoting an AI system as a way to create sexualized images of identifiable people, providing prompt guidance to obtain illegal content or optimizing models to do so would not be protected and would be subject to the bill's civil remedies and enforcement provisions."
Jared Hudson, a candidate for U.S. Senate and founder of Covenant Rescue Group, said, "As the founder of Covenant Rescue Group, I've seen firsthand how child exploitation actually happens and most of the time, it starts online."
"Predators use gaming platforms, social media, and even AI chat tools to find and groom kids, and Big Tech knows it," he added. "Too many of these companies refuse to put real safeguards in place because protecting children cuts into profits. That's unacceptable. It's time for Congress to step in, and for states like Alabama to start holding people accountable, so these companies are finally forced to put kids' safety ahead of their bottom line."
Rev. Dr. Alex Palomaria, head of Outreach Ministries for Frazer Methodist Church, said, "As a pastor, I believe every person is created in the image of God and deserves to be treated with honor and respect."
"The use of artificial intelligence to create pornographic images from innocent photographs is a profound moral wrong. I fully support this legislation because it protects vulnerable people and affirms that technology must serve humanity, not exploit it," he added.
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