Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits entities that develop and deploy artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence from using specified terms, letters, or phrases that would falsely suggest possession of a license or certificate to practice a health care profession in their advertising or functionality in California.

Highlights:

• Prohibits entities that develop and deploy artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence from using specified terms, letters, or phrases that would falsely suggest possession of a license or certificate to practice a health care profession in their advertising or functionality in California (Sec. 1-2).

• Establishes provisions of law that prohibit the use of specified terms, letters, or phrases to falsely indicate or imply possession of a license or certificate to practice a health care profession, as defined, enforceable against an entity who develops or deploys artificial intelligence (AI) or generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology that uses one or more of those terms, letters, or phrases in its advertising or functionality (Sec. 1-2).

• Prohibits the use by AI or GenAI technology of certain terms, letters, or phrases that indicate or imply that the advice, care, reports, or assessments being provided through AI or GenAI is being provided by a natural person with the appropriated health care license or certificate (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies a violation of these provisions shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the appropriate health care profession board, and would make each use of a prohibited term, letter, or phrase punishable as a separate violation (Sec. 1-2).

• Expands the scope of existing crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state and that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason (Sec. 1-2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits entities that develop and deploy artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence from using specified terms, letters, or phrases that would falsely suggest possession of a license or certificate to practice a health care profession in their advertising or functionality in California.

Highlights:

• Prohibits entities that develop and deploy artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence from using specified terms, letters, or phrases that would falsely suggest possession of a license or certificate to practice a health care profession in their advertising or functionality in California (Sec. 1-2).

• Establishes provisions of law that prohibit the use of specified terms, letters, or phrases to falsely indicate or imply possession of a license or certificate to practice a health care profession, as defined, enforceable against an entity who develops or deploys artificial intelligence (AI) or generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology that uses one or more of those terms, letters, or phrases in its advertising or functionality (Sec. 1-2).

• Prohibits the use by AI or GenAI technology of certain terms, letters, or phrases that indicate or imply that the advice, care, reports, or assessments being provided through AI or GenAI is being provided by a natural person with the appropriated health care license or certificate (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies a violation of these provisions shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the appropriate health care profession board, and would make each use of a prohibited term, letter, or phrase punishable as a separate violation (Sec. 1-2).

• Expands the scope of existing crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that the California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state and that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason (Sec. 1-2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits entities that develop and deploy artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence from using specified terms, letters, or phrases that would falsely suggest possession of a license or certificate to practice a health care profession in their advertising or functionality in California.