Assembly Bill 33 aims to enhance legal protections against the unauthorized use of representations depicting nudity, specifically addressing the issue of deep fakes. The bill introduces new definitions and penalties under Wisconsin law, categorizing the posting, publishing, distributing, or exhibiting of synthetic intimate representations—defined as technologically generated images that use an identifiable person's likeness to depict intimate content—as a Class I felony if done with the intent to coerce, harass, or intimidate. This expands the current law, which already prohibits the capture or distribution of such representations without consent.

Additionally, the bill modifies the existing penalties for private representations, which are sexually explicit images intended for limited viewing. It establishes that reproducing these representations without the consent of the depicted individual is now classified as a Class A misdemeanor. The bill's provisions aim to address the growing concern over the misuse of technology in creating and distributing non-consensual intimate images, thereby providing stronger legal recourse for victims.