Pennsylvania HB 2288: An Act amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, providing for artificial intelligence training disclosure.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2997
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2288
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY BURGOS, PIELLI, GUZMAN, HANBIDGE, RIVERA, SANCHEZ,
HILL-EVANS, WAXMAN, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, K. HARRIS, GALLAGHER,
SHUSTERMAN AND GREEN, MARCH 13, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY,
MARCH 13, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387),
entitled "An act prohibiting unfair methods of competition
and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of
any trade or commerce, giving the Attorney General and
District Attorneys certain powers and duties and providing
penalties," providing for artificial intelligence training
disclosure.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387),
known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law,
is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 9.5. Artificial Intelligence Training Disclosure.--
(a) A platform that collects user-generated content for the
purpose of training artificial intelligence algorithms shall
disclose to the user that the user-generated content may be used
for the purpose of training artificial intelligence.
(b) The disclosure shall be presented to the user at the
time the user signs up for the platform and shall be separate
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from the platform's terms of service agreement.
(c) Each user of a platform must acknowledge receipt of the
disclosure before being allowed to post user-generated content
on the platform.
(d) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Artificial intelligence" means as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. §
3131 (relating to unlawful dissemination of intimate image).
"Platform" means an application, Internet website or other
interface where user-generated content may be collected for the
purpose of training artificial intelligence.
"User-generated content" means any form of content, such as
videos, text or images, created by a user rather than by the
platform.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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