Committee hears bill to ban AI-generated sexual images of minors and raise protected age to 18 Supporters urged a favorable report on SB 736, which would expand Maryland's child sexual-exploitation laws to cover AI-generated images indistinguishable from real minors and raise the protected age from 16 to 18; witnesses described large increases in online reports and urged civil remedies and AG reporting.

Maryland is taking a bold step to combat online exploitation by introducing a bill that raises the protected age for minors and addresses the dangers of AI-generated images that can easily deceive.

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