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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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(1) “Artificial intimate visual material” means computer-generated intimate visual material that was produced, adapted, or modified using an artificial intelligence application or other computer software in which the person is recognizable as an actual person by a person's face, likeness, voice, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature which, when viewed by a reasonable person, is indistinguishable from the person depicted.
(1-a) “Consent” means affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement, made by a person freely and without coercion, fraud, or misrepresentation.
(1-b) “Intimate parts,” “promote,” “sexual conduct,” and “visual material” have the meanings assigned by Section 21.16, Penal Code.
(2) “Intimate visual material” means visual material that depicts a person:
(A) with the person's intimate parts exposed; or
(B) engaged in sexual conduct.
(3) “Nudification application” means an artificial intelligence application that is primarily designed and marketed for the purpose of producing artificial intimate visual material.
(4) “Social media platform” has the meaning assigned by Section 120.001, Business & Commerce Code.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code - CIV PRAC & REM § 98B.001. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/civil-practice-and-remedies-code/civ-prac-rem-sect-98b-001/
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