Deploys a chatbot, in South Carolina

Disposition of business records, S.C. Code Ann. sec. 37-20-190 · Read the law's page

• Applies to a business that disposes of a business record that contains personal identifying information of a customer. It does not apply to a bank or financial institution subject to and in compliance with the privacy and security provision of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, a health insurer subject to and in compliance with the privacy and security standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or a consumer credit-reporting agency subject to and in compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act.
• When you dispose of a business record that contains personal identifying information of a customer, modify the personal identifying information by shredding, erasing, or other means so that it is unreadable or undecipherable.
• You comply if you contract with a person engaged in the business of disposing of records to make that modification on your behalf.

S.C. Code Ann. §§ 39-5-10 to 39-5-160

• This law is recorded as enacted, but the record carries no commencement date, so whether it is yet in force has to be established before relying on what follows.
• Do not engage in an unfair or deceptive act or practice in trade or commerce.
• Do not use a bot that misrepresents itself as human in a commercial interaction.
• Do not use AI-generated content to defraud consumers.

S.C. H. 3517, 126th Gen. Assembly (2025-2026 session)

• This measure is in committee and binds nobody yet; what follows is what it would require if it is enacted in this form.
• Do not distribute synthetic or AI-manipulated media depicting a candidate for elective office within 90 days of an election, unless the media includes a clear AI-generated disclosure.

S.C. S. 1037, 126th Gen. Assembly (2025-2026 session)

• This measure is in committee and binds nobody yet; what follows is what it would require if it is enacted in this form.
• As an operator of a large chatbot, verify the age of users.
• As an operator of a large chatbot, provide a limited-access mode for minors.
• As an operator of a large chatbot, obtain parental consent before a minor may access an adult feature.
• As an operator of a large chatbot, do not maximize user engagement at the expense of user well-being.
• As an operator of a large chatbot, do not falsely claim the chatbot is human.
• As an operator of a large chatbot, report an incident when a chatbot interaction causes documented harm to a minor.

S.C. S. 788, 126th Gen. Assembly (2025-2026 session)

• This measure is in committee and binds nobody yet; what follows is what it would require if it is enacted in this form.
• If you are a licensed mental-health professional, do not use artificial intelligence to assist with or transcribe a therapy or psychotherapy session unless the patient has received written disclosure and given written consent.
• Do not use an AI chatbot to provide unlicensed therapy directly to a client.

S.C. S. 896, 126th Gen. Assembly (2025-2026 session); companion H. 5138

• This measure is in committee and binds nobody yet; what follows is what it would require if it is enacted in this form.
• As an operator of a large chatbot, do not profile users beyond what is necessary to fulfill their requests.
• As an operator of a large chatbot, do not retain chat logs for more than ten years.
• As an operator of a large chatbot, do not sell user data.
• As an operator of a large chatbot, do not deceptively claim the chatbot is human.

S.C. S. 963, 126th Gen. Assembly (2025-2026 session)

• This measure is in committee and binds nobody yet; what follows is what it would require if it is enacted in this form.
• Do not use a high-risk artificial intelligence system in a way that causes algorithmic discrimination in a decision affecting employment, housing, credit, healthcare, or public services.
• Use reasonable care to protect consumers from foreseeable discrimination risk arising from a high-risk artificial intelligence system.