HB1876

House Bill 1876 establishes legal ownership standards for content and model training results created through generative artificial intelligence in Arkansas. The bill provides that individuals who provide input or directives to AI tools generally own the resulting content, provided it does not infringe on existing intellectual property. Similarly, those who provide data to train AI models own the resulting trained model, contingent on the lawful acquisition of data and lack of contrary contractual agreements. The bill creates a specific exception for employment contexts, stipulating that if an employee creates content or trains models using AI within the scope of their employment and under the employer's direction, ownership rights belong to the employer. It also explicitly notes that the legislation does not grant ownership over content that infringes upon pre-existing copyrights or intellectual property rights.