New AI Risk Guardrails for Companies Emerging With Texas Law
New AI Risk Guardrails for Companies Emerging With Texas Law
Publish Date: 2026-01-23 11:46:00
Source Domain: news.bloomberglaw.com
- The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) has established guidelines for responsible AI use by tech companies.
- The law aims to prevent discrimination in employment against federal or state protected classes.
- It prohibits the use of deepfakes, which are synthetic media forged by manipulating real recordings.
- Transparency is mandated for the use of biometric data to safeguard privacy rights.
- The law bans AI from being intentionally used to incite self-harm, ensuring ethical guidelines.
- Government offices are precluded from using artificial intelligence for social scoring, maintaining privacy and fairness.
