Signed by Governor Joseph Lombardo

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits using artificial intelligence (AI) to make final decisions on planning emergency responses and allocating resources, as well as to decide to shut down certain utility services in Nevada.

Highlights:

• Prohibits using artificial intelligence (AI) to make final decisions on planning emergency responses and allocating resources, as well as to decide to shut down certain utility services in Nevada (Sec. 1-5).

• Requires emergency management plans to include certain provisions to ensure final decisions regarding emergency response planning and the allocation of resources in response to an emergency are not made by artificial intelligence (Sec. 1-5).

• defines “artificial intelligence” in the context of emergency management, and applies that definition to the existing provisions of law relating to emergency management (Sec. 1-5).

• Prohibits a public utility from making a final decision regarding whether to reduce or shut down utility service in response to a disaster or emergency based solely on the use of artificial intelligence (Sec. 1-5).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits using artificial intelligence (AI) to make final decisions on planning emergency responses and allocating resources, as well as to decide to shut down certain utility services in Nevada.

Highlights:

• Prohibits using artificial intelligence (AI) to make final decisions on planning emergency responses and allocating resources, as well as to decide to shut down certain utility services in Nevada (Sec. 1-5).

• Requires emergency management plans to include certain provisions to ensure final decisions regarding emergency response planning and the allocation of resources in response to an emergency are not made by artificial intelligence (Sec. 1-5).

• defines “artificial intelligence” in the context of emergency management, and applies that definition to the existing provisions of law relating to emergency management (Sec. 1-5).

• Prohibits a public utility from making a final decision regarding whether to reduce or shut down utility service in response to a disaster or emergency based solely on the use of artificial intelligence (Sec. 1-5).

Full Bill Text