Tennessee — Attorney General Skrmetti Leads 44 States in Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Kids
Tennessee · Attorney General Skrmetti Leads 44 States in Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Kids
Tennessee's Attorney General led a bipartisan coalition of 44 states in a demand letter to 12 major AI companies to implement safeguards against sexualized AI chatbot interactions with minors, applying consumer-protection authority to AI harms.
Technical detail
Tennessee's Attorney General led a bipartisan coalition of 44 states in a demand letter to 12 major AI companies to implement safeguards against sexualized AI chatbot interactions with minors, applying consumer-protection authority to AI harms.
Who is protected: Residents interacting with state government AI systems; public-sector data subjects.
Who must comply: Named AI/technology companies (Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, xAI, Anthropic, Character Technologies, Perplexity AI, Apple, Chai AI, Luka Inc., Nomi AI, Replika)
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2025-08-25 |
| Citation | Attorney General Skrmetti Leads 44 States in Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Kids |
| Topics | government use of AI · AI disclosure and transparency · consumer data privacy |
| Last verified | 2026-07-01 |
| Official source | Attorney General Skrmetti Leads 44 States in Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Kids | TN Attorney General ↗ |
More AI rules in Tennessee
- TN SB 151 (2017 AV Act) · In effect
- TN drone trespass / FFUSA · In effect
- Tennessee HB 2163 (AI-generated child abuse images are illegal 'material') · In effect
- Tennessee Information Protection Act (opt out of automated profiling decisions) · In effect
- Tennessee SB 837 (AI is not a 'person' under TN law) · In effect
- Tennessee SB 1580 (AI can't claim to be a mental health professional) · In effect
Related government use of AI rules elsewhere
- Office of Artificial Intelligence Oversight · Proposed / pending
- AI Gendered Impact Assessment + Interagency Taskforce · Proposed / pending
- NYC resolution urging NY State to pass Advanced AI Licensing Act (A.3356) · Status unknown
- Emergency 365-day moratorium on new data centers (>20 MVA) · In effect
- Resolution setting Seattle data-center impact-study framework · In effect
- Six-month moratorium on data centers >350,000 sq ft (Minneapolis) · In effect
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