Mississippi

AI Policy Overview

Mississippi lawmakers have yet to prioritize artificial intelligence policies broadly. However, Mississippi enacted two laws in 2024 directed at political and sexual deepfakes.

Deepfakes

In 2024, Mississippi enacted two bills directed at political and sexual deepfakes. The political deepfakes law (MS SB 2577) creates the crime of wrongful dissemination of digitizations, known as deepfakes, if it takes place within 90 days of an election, without consent, with the intent of affecting the election. The law does provide that including a disclaimer is a defense to prosecution. The sexual deepfake law (MS HB 1126) adds computer-generated images depicting minor children in an explicit nature to child exploitation provisions.

Legislative & Regulatory History

• 2024 - Mississippi enacted MS SB 2577, which creates the crime of wrongful dissemination of digitizations, if it takes place within 90 days of an election, without consent, with the intent of affecting the election.

• 2024 - Mississippi enacted MS HB 1126, which adds computer-generated images depicting minor children in an explicit nature to child exploitation provisions.