Camuel's bill request for the 2027 legislative session cites data from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center saying it received more than 22,000 complaints involving AI, with reported losses totaling more than $893 million.
The problem, Camuel said in a release, is that law enforcement can't put handcuffs on AI or take it to court. The Lexington lawmaker said the state should not let someone use AI as "an excuse to avoid responsibility for something they told it to do."
The proposed legislation would codify in Kentucky law that AI system, algorithms, software, hardware, and machines are not "persons or human beings." The language is similar to provisions already on the books in neighboring Tennessee.
Camuel said in the statement that her bill isn't about "standing in the way of new technology," but rather making sure Kentucky law keeps up with rapid advancements in the field.