§ 2-21-101 — Definitions

Montana § 2-21-101

• Jurisdiction: Montana
• Title 2: GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION
• Ch. 21: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• Part 1: Government Use of Artificial Intelligence

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2-21-101 . Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Artificial intelligence system" means a machine learning-based system that, for any explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs the system receives how to generate outputs, including but not limited to content, decisions, predictions, and recommendations that can influence physical or virtual environments.
(2) "Cognitive behavioral manipulation" means the use of artificial intelligence systems to influence or alter an individual's or group's thoughts, emotions, decisions, or actions through deceptive, coercive, or subliminal means, or by exploiting psychological vulnerabilities, without the informed consent of the individual or group being influenced.
(3) "Government entity" has the same meaning as provided in 46-5-110 .
(4) "Human in an appropriate responsible position" means a human person who is a state officer or a public employee as those terms are defined in 2-2-102 who has reasonable training in the uses and limitations of artificial intelligence systems and is in a position to modify or reject the particular use of an artificial intelligence system.
(5) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as provided in 45-2-101 .
(6) "State officer" has the same meaning as provided in 2-2-102 .

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1, Ch. 427, L. 2025.