OHIO IS ONE OF SEVERAL STATES LOOKING TO CURTAIL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY THAT IS GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BUT THERE IS NO STATE LAW TO STOP IT. 
STATE LAWMAKERS HELD A HEARING OVER SENATE BILL 217. THE BILL WOULD MAKE AI-GENERATED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY A THIRD-DEGREE FELONY. IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE ALL A-I GENERATED CONTENT TO HAVE A WATERMARK. AND IT WOULD MANDATE THAT ONLINE PLATFORMS TAKE DOWN AI-GENERATED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER BEING CONTACTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. THIS BILL STILL HAS TO PASS BOTH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE BEFORE HEADING TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK TO BECOME LAW.