North Dakota Century Code Title 16.1. Elections § 16.1-10-04.2. Use of artificial intelligence--Disclosure--Exception--Definition

1. Any action taken for a political purpose, including communication and political advertising in support of or opposition to a candidate, political committee, or a political party, or for the purpose of promoting passage or defeat of initiated or referred measures or petitions, containing images, graphics, videos, audio, text, or other digital content created in whole or in part with the use of artificial intelligence to visually or audibly impersonate a human, prominently must state the following disclaimer: “THIS CONTENT GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.”

2. This section does not apply to content solely using artificial intelligence for text generation, grammar correction, spelling checks, stylistic editing, or enhancing existing content without creating a new impersonation of human likeness or voice.

3. For purposes of this section, “artificial intelligence” means a machine-based system capable of creating images, graphics, videos, audio, text, and other digital content based on human-defined objectives or data patterns. The term does not include systems that are explicitly programmed with rules or tools solely designed to assist with grammar, spelling, or word suggestions without generating human likeness or voice.