SF4927

Purpose

This bill aims to prevent artificial intelligence (AI) from delivering licensed professional services directly to consumers. It defines what counts as an AI model, who is considered a consumer, who is credentialed to provide professional services, and what qualifies as professional services. It also sets up enforcement and penalties through the state attorney general.

Main Provisions

• Definitions

  • Artificial intelligence model: A machine-based system that, based on input, generates outputs meant to influence real or virtual environments.
  • Consumer: A natural person or a business that is not credentialed to provide professional services.
  • Credentialed: A natural person or business that holds a current license, certificate, or registration to provide professional services.
  • Professional services: Services that require a state-issued license, certificate, or registration.

• Prohibition on AI models performing professional services (Subd.2)

  • Prohibition for AI owners: An AI model cannot provide a professional service to a consumer unless the service is performed while a credentialed natural person (or a natural person representing a credentialed business) is actively providing the professional service.
  • Prohibition for users: A business or person cannot use an AI model to provide a professional service to a consumer unless the service is performed while a credentialed natural person (or a natural person representing a credentialed business) is actively providing the professional service.
  • Exception: A credentialed professional may use an AI model as a tool to assist in performing a professional service, as long as the professional is involved in providing the service.

• Enforcement

  • Violations of these prohibitions would be enforceable by the Minnesota Attorney General under existing enforcement provisions (specifically referenced to section 8.31).

• Relation to current law

  • The bill adds a new provision to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 325F to specifically regulate how AI models can be involved in delivering professional services to consumers.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Establishes a prohibition on AI models delivering licensed/professional services directly to consumers.
• Requires any professional service provided with AI to involve a credentialed natural person (or a credentialed business’s representative) actively performing the service.
• Allows AI to be used as a supporting tool by credentialed professionals, but not as the sole provider of a licensed service.
• Creates enforcement through the state Attorney General under the existing framework (section 8.31).

Practical Implications

• For consumers: If a professional service is being delivered with AI, a credentialed professional must be supervising or performing the service.
• For credentialed professionals and businesses: They must ensure that AI-assisted work remains under the supervision of a credentialed individual and that the AI is not acting as the sole provider of the licensed service.

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