104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1792
 
Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Laura Ellman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new
    Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the owner, licensee, or operator of a generative artificial intelligence system shall conspicuously display a warning on the system's user interface that is reasonably calculated to consistently apprise the user that the outputs of the generative artificial intelligence system may be inaccurate or inappropriate. Provides that a violation of the provision constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning business.

2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4    Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
5Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2HHHH as follows:

6    (815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new)
7    Sec. 2HHHH. Warnings on generative artificial intelligence 
8systems.
9    (a) As used in this section:
10    "Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system 
11that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the 
12input it receives, how to generate outputs, such as 
13predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can 
14influence physical or virtual environments. "Artificial 
15intelligence" includes generative artificial intelligence.
16    "Generative artificial intelligence" means an automated 
17computing system that, when provided with human prompts, 
18descriptions, or queries, can produce outputs that simulate 
19human-produced content, including, but not limited to, the 
20following:
21        (1) textual outputs, such as short answers, essays, 
22 poetry, or longer compositions or answers;
23        (2) image outputs, such as fine art, photographs, 
 
 
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1 conceptual art, diagrams, and other images;
2        (3) multimedia outputs, such as audio or video in the 
3 form of compositions, songs, or short-form or long-form 
4 audio or video; and
5        (4) other content that would otherwise be produced by 
6 human means.
7    "Generative artificial intelligence system" means any 
8artificial intelligence system whose primary function is to 
9generate content, including, but not limited to, code, text, 
10and images.
11    (b) The owner, licensee, or operator of a generative 
12artificial intelligence system shall conspicuously display a 
13warning on the system's user interface that is reasonably 
14calculated to consistently apprise the user that the outputs 
15of the generative artificial intelligence system may be 
16inaccurate or inappropriate.
17    (c) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful 
18practice within the meaning of this Act.