Baja California legislator proposes criminalizing AI-generated sexual content

Deputy Adrián Humberto Valle Ballesteros of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has introduced an initiative to amend the Penal Code for the State of Baja California. The proposal aims to criminalize the use of artificial intelligence to create, manipulate, or distribute sexual content attributed to a person without their consent.

The legislator stated that the initiative does not intend to limit freedom of expression or the legitimate development of AI technologies. Instead, it seeks to establish legal consequences for those who use these tools maliciously to violate the rights, privacy, and dignity of others.

By incorporating these specific offenses into the state penal code, the measure intends to close gaps in impunity and ensure that legal protections for personal intimacy remain effective despite technological advancements.