Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin, on Thursday secured passage of legislation that includes artificial intelligence images of a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct in the definition of "child pornography."

House Bill 3642 would include any visual depiction that appears to be a child engaged in sexually explicit content, regardless of whether the image is a depiction of an actual child.

"The capabilities of AI today are terrifying," Hasenbeck said. "Somebody could screenshot an image of a toddler online and create a very realistic image or video of that child. While that image or video might technically be fake, the intent behind it is not, which is why we need to expand the definition of child pornography to include AI content."

The measure passed the House 81-0. HB3642 is authored in the Senate by Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City.