FYI the Tennessee bill makes making an AI friend the same level as murder or aggravated rape
I think what Tennessee is doing is they recently passed SB 1580, which makes it illegal to even advertise that an AI can act as a mental health professional. SB 1493 is the "teeth" for that movement. SB 1493 basically makes it illegal to knowingly train an artificial intelligence system to do the following: Provide emotional support: Engaging in open-ended conversations meant to provide comfort or empathy. Develop emotional relationships: Training the AI to build or sustain a "friendship" or "romantic" bond with a user. Encourage isolation: Training the AI to suggest that a user should pull away from their family, friends, or human caregivers. Mirror human interactions: Designing the AI to "mirror" or mimic the way humans emotionally bond with one another. Simulate a human being: Training...
