2-21-102. Prohibited use of artificial intelligence by government entity, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2025

TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 21. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Part 1. Government Use of Artificial Intelligence

Prohibited Use Of Artificial Intelligence By Government Entity

2-21-102. Prohibited use of artificial intelligence by government entity. A government entity or state officer may not use an artificial intelligence system:

(1) for the cognitive behavioral manipulation of a person or group;

(2) to classify a person or group based on behavior, socioeconomic status, or personal characteristics resulting in unlawful discrimination or a disparate impact on a person or group based on an actual or perceived differentiating characteristic;

(3) for a malicious purpose; or

(4) for surveillance of public spaces, except:

(a) to locate a missing, endangered, or wanted person; or

(b) in conformity with Title 44, chapter 15, part 1, regarding continuous facial surveillance.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 427, L. 2025.