FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) – Kentucky lawmakers have a clearer vision of how they want to regulate artificial intelligence.
“This is a completely new issue for us. It’s very foreign, but it’s extremely important,” said Rep. Josh Bray (R-Mount Vernon), the task force co-chair.
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Artificial intelligence technology is changing rapidly, and lawmakers know there is still a lot of groundwork to be done to keep up. As the 2025 session approaches, the General Assembly’s AI Task Force held its final meeting this week to approve recommendations for potential legislation and policy.
“The recommendations don’t really carry the weight of the law; we will have to have legislation drawn up from that next session. I fully expect that a lot of AI legislation will be created based on these recommendations,” said Bray.
The task force approved a list of eleven detailed recommendations.
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Recommendation #1: Consider legislation that would provide policy standards for the use of AI by the state of Kentucky, including a framework for decision-making about ethical AI use, the business cases for use, the approval process for use, disclosures in use, mitigating risks from third parties while using and ensuring the data privacy of Kentucky residents.
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Recommendation No. 2: Urge the federal government to take immediate action on AI regulation.
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Recommendation No. 3: Direct Legislative Research Commission (LRC) staff should provide a definition of artificial intelligence for legislative purposes in Kentucky.
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Recommendation #4: Consider legislation that would promote and protect the integrity of Kentucky’s elections by encouraging the responsible use of AI in connection with elections and the electoral process.
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Recommendation #5: Encourage the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS), in partnership with the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), to conduct a study on how educational opportunities and efforts related to AI are offered by employers can translate into postsecondary educational achievement and college degrees.
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Recommendation No. 6: Encourage the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General to examine current healthcare-related regulations to determine whether there are sufficient guidelines to protect patients from potential HIPAA violations.
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Recommendation No. 7: Encourage the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General to review laws related to individual similarity and to continuously collaborate with the General Assembly on any issues arising from advances in AI.
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Recommendation #8: Consider authorizing a one-time allocation of funds to centers that can be used by Kentucky institutions to promote responsible research, developments, and advancements in AI.
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Recommendation #9: Consider legislation that would promote the responsible use of AI by requiring certain disclosures when communicating with AI chatbots.
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Recommendation No. 10: Encourage all infrastructure providers to develop a long-term AI governance model that ensures data integrity, protects proprietary and confidential information, ensures accountability for the acceptable use of AI products, and creates a framework for best practices that provides ethical and moral guidelines.
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Recommendation No. 11: Encourage the General Assembly to continue its support of policies that ensure that utilities in the State of Kentucky have the adequate generation and infrastructure necessary to meet the Commonwealth’s increasing energy needs.
Bray said a significant amount of time was spent on recommendation No. 1 because that’s “where the oversight piece will come in.” Co-chair Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R-Lexington) acknowledged there are still some answers they don’t have, such as what the best tool for oversight, the formal process of reviewing and monitoring the implementation of laws, will be. While the task force’s work has been completed, members are acutely aware that further action will be needed.
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“This has to be an ongoing task force. So that a year from now we will see that this is what was done, because I don’t know who else is going to have oversight of this,” said Senator Stephen Meredith.
Bray said bills are currently being drafted in anticipation of the 2025 legislative session in January.
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