ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - One state lawmaker wants senators to take a closer look at the danger artificial intelligence poses, especially for children.

Senator John Albers sponsored Senate Bill 9 which he calls the Ensuring Accountability for Illegal AI Activities Act.

“This bill ensures that criminals aided by artificial intelligence are given more severe punishments than the sentences they received for their crimes. It will soon be discussed in the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, so I will continue to provide updates as the bill progresses through the Senate,” said Albers.

The bill would update existing laws to penalize the distribution of obscene material depicting a child to include AI-generated content. If convicted, criminals charged with a felony would face one to 15 years in prison.

“By the simple use of a picture, now we are putting people into photographs that never existed, videos that never existed. The sexual exploitation, especially of young girls, has been horrific. One of the first bills that I have entered this year for the legislative session is to have accountability for AI in illegal acts like committing fraud and committing exploitation. It will not only match up with the lawful artificial intelligence, but we’re going to enhance those penalties because what they can do with artificial intelligence is so much more perverse than it was in the past,” said Albers.

AI technology continues to evolve rapidly. It can be hard to spot what is real and what is fake.

The FBI has stated in the past that they share concerns on what AI can do to the future of sextortion and the creation of obscene material depicting children.

Photos can be pulled from social media and circulated around websites to target victims.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has a website with information about how victims can remove online nude or sexually explicit content from various platforms.

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