Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility House greenlights AI safety education effort

House greenlights AI safety education effort

Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus    June 3, 2026 | 3:39 PM

HARRISBURG, June 3  – Legislation to direct the Office of Attorney General to conduct a public education campaign about artificial intelligence and to improve AI consumer literacy in Pennsylvania overwhelmingly passed the House today (198-3), said the bill’s prime sponsors, House Communications & Technology Committee chairs Reps. Joe Ciresi, D-Montgomery, and Jason Ortitay, R-Washington/Allegheny.

“AI safety starts with informed users,” Ciresi said. “As AI becomes increasingly common in across our daily life, it’s important that we know how to interact with AI safely and responsibly and be educated consumers of online content. Informed public awareness of the risks of AI—from misinformation and hallucinations, emotional dependency, to potentially harmful advice, and more--is essential as we enter this new technological age.”

Ciresi believes that while AI has an incredible potential to increase productivity and lead to breakthroughs across countless fields, it is also a Pandora’s box of risks—including bias in outputs, data collection and privacy issues, and “deepfakes” and misinformation—that requires greater public awareness.

“Many people don’t yet have a full understanding of AI,” said Ortitay. “As it is becoming a part of everyday life, this legislation will help improve public awareness. Although AI offers significant benefits, it can also be misused. It’s essential for everyone to know what it can do and how to avoid being misled by false information."

House Bill 2314 would create the Artificial Intelligence Public Education Campaign Act. Within a year from the bill becoming law, the Office of Attorney General would conduct a public education campaign to provide information to the general public about AI and improve AI consumer literacy. The OAG would then submit a report to the General Assembly within a year of it beginning to include a summary of the campaign, an assessment of its performance and impact, and recommendations on further action to achieve the public education goals of the campaign.

This legislation also fulfills a recommendation from the Joint State Government Commission’s recent report on artificial intelligence. 

The legislation now moves to the Senate for consideration.