New Hampshire HB 1688 (state-agency AI limits)
New Hampshire House Bill 1688 (2024) — Use of Artificial Intelligence by State Agencies
New Hampshire · N.H. HB 1688 (2024), effective July 1, 2024
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- July 1, 2024
- Applies to
- New Hampshire state agencies and their computer systems (with exceptions for higher-education research systems and common consumer devices).
- Enforced by
- New Hampshire state government / agency oversight (no dedicated enforcement body specified).
New Hampshire set rules for how state agencies may use artificial intelligence. Agencies may not use AI to classify people in ways that cause unlawful discrimination, and they may not use real-time or remote biometric identification such as facial recognition to surveil public spaces — except by law enforcement acting under a warrant. Agencies also may not use deepfakes for deceptive or malicious purposes. When an AI recommendation cannot be reversed once carried out, a qualified human must review it first, AI-generated content must be disclosed, and the public must be told when they are interacting with AI.
Who is protected: Members of the public interacting with or affected by New Hampshire state agencies' AI systems.
Legal detail
HB 1688 (2024) creates a new RSA chapter governing state-agency AI use: it bars AI-driven unlawful discrimination, real-time/remote biometric identification for public-space surveillance (except law enforcement with a warrant), and deceptive/malicious deepfakes, and mandates human review of non-reversible AI decisions, disclosure of AI-generated content, and notice of AI interaction.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | New Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | July 12, 2024 |
| Citation | N.H. HB 1688 (2024), effective July 1, 2024 |
| Topics | government use of AI · facial recognition · automated decision-making |
| Bill text | New Hampshire General Court — House Bill 1688 (2024) |
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