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AI Laws in Wyoming
As of 2026-07-03, AI Laws USA tracks 7 AI rules in Wyoming: 7 state-level rules and 0 county or city rules. Federal AI protections apply statewide on top of these — see the federal page. Each entry links to its official source.
Wyoming state-level AI rules (7)
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In effect
Wyo. Stat. 1-1-143 (AI developers shielded from civil liability for others' misuse)
Wyoming · Effective 2026-07-01 · Wyo. Stat. Ann. 1-1-143; 2026 Wyo. Sess. Laws (HB0102 / HEA 32)
This Wyoming provision shields the developer of an AI system from civil damages when a different person uses that system to commit illegal acts or cause harm. The protection does not apply if the system was built knowing or intending that its primary purpose would be illegal or illicit activity.
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In effect
Wyo. Stat. 6-1-206 (using AI to commit a crime is no defense)
Wyoming · Effective 2026-07-01 · Wyo. Stat. Ann. 6-1-206; 2026 Wyo. Sess. Laws (HB0102 / HEA 32)
This Wyoming rule confirms that the criminal code applies to conduct carried out with the help of an AI system, and makes clear that using an AI system to commit a crime is not a defense to a criminal charge. A defendant cannot escape liability by arguing the AI, rather than the person, did the act.
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In effect
Wyo. Stat. 6-4-308 (felony to build/distribute AI systems made to create child porn)
Wyoming · Effective 2026-07-01 · Wyo. Stat. Ann. 6-4-308; see also 6-4-303(b); 2026 Wyo. Sess. Laws (HB0102 / HEA 32)
This new Wyoming crime targets AI systems built specifically to generate child sexual abuse material. It is a felony to knowingly develop or distribute an AI system designed to create, distribute, or promote child pornography or synthetic sexual material, when done with intent or knowledge that others will use it that way. General-purpose tools that produce such content only from user prompts, and bona fide educational, library, law enforcement, and platform activity, are exempted. A companion amendment to 6-4-303 also makes using AI to generate child pornography, or possessing AI-generated child pornography, a felony.
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In effect
Wyo. Stat. 6-4-701 (felony to build/distribute AI systems meant to promote self-harm)
Wyoming · Effective 2026-07-01 · Wyo. Stat. Ann. 6-4-701; 2026 Wyo. Sess. Laws (HB0102 / HEA 32)
This new Wyoming crime targets AI systems built to encourage people to hurt themselves. It is a felony to knowingly develop or distribute an AI system specifically designed to promote self-harm, when done with intent or knowledge that others will use it that way. 'Self-harm' covers self-directed behavior causing or risking bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or death. Prompt-only systems, bona fide education, law enforcement, licensed health care, and platform hosting are exempted.
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In effect
WY NCII Deepfake Law
Wyoming · Effective 2024-07-01 · Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-306 (2024 ed.), amended by HB0078, 2024 Wyo. Gen. Sess., eff. July 1, 2024
Wyoming's intimate image statute was amended in 2024 to explicitly include computer-generated images that purport to represent an identifiable person, covering AI deepfakes. Nonconsensual dissemination is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $5,000 fine.
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In effect
Wyo. Stat. 6-4-306 (revenge-porn law covers computer-generated images)
Wyoming · Effective 2021-07-01 · Wyo. Stat. Ann. 6-4-306(a)(iii); 2021 Wyo. Sess. Laws (HB0085)
This 2021 Wyoming law makes it a crime for an adult to share someone's intimate image without consent when the person had a reasonable expectation it would stay private. The definition of a covered 'image' expressly includes a 'computer generated image' that purports to represent an identifiable person, so fabricated or digitally generated intimate depictions fall within its scope. The offense is a misdemeanor.
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In effect
Wyo. Stat. 6-4-303 (child-porn definition covers computer-generated images)
Wyoming · Effective 2005-07-01 · Wyo. Stat. Ann. 6-4-303(a)(ii), (b)-(e)
Wyoming's child sexual exploitation crime defines prohibited material to include not just photos and video but also any 'computer or computer-generated image or picture' of a child engaged in explicit sexual conduct. Because the definition reaches images that depict a child or someone virtually indistinguishable from a child, it can cover synthetic or computer-generated depictions even where no specific real child was photographed.
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