New Hampshire House Bill 1688 (2024) — Use of Artificial Intelligence by State Agencies

New Hampshire set rules for how state agencies may use artificial intelligence. Agencies may not use AI to classify people in ways that cause unlawful discrimination, and they may not use real-time or remote biometric identification such as facial recognition to surveil public spaces — except by law enforcement acting under a warrant. Agencies also may not use deepfakes for deceptive or malicious purposes. When an AI recommendation cannot be reversed once carried out, a qualified human must review it first, AI-generated content must be disclosed, and the public must be told when they are interacting with AI.

Technical detail

HB 1688 (2024) creates a new RSA chapter governing state-agency AI use: it bars AI-driven unlawful discrimination, real-time/remote biometric identification for public-space surveillance (except law enforcement with a warrant), and deceptive/malicious deepfakes, and mandates human review of non-reversible AI decisions, disclosure of AI-generated content, and notice of AI interaction.

Who is protected: Members of the public interacting with or affected by New Hampshire state agencies' AI systems.

Who must comply: New Hampshire state agencies and their computer systems (with exceptions for higher-education research systems and common consumer devices).

Key facts

More AI rules in New Hampshire

• NH Deepfake Law (HB 1432) · In effect
• NH Election Deepfake Law · In effect
• NH Consumer Privacy Act · In effect
• New Hampshire HB 143 (AI chatbot child-safety) · In effect

Related government use of AI rules elsewhere

• Federal AI Executive Orders · In effect
• NIST AI RMF (voluntary AI risk framework) · In effect
• OMB M-25-21 · In effect
• OMB M-25-22 · In effect
• DOJ ADA Title II Web Rule · Enacted (not yet in effect)
• OPM AI Workforce Guidance · In effect