Summary
Requires the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to study artificial intelligence and submit a report to the Governor and legislative speakers by January 31, 2027. The study must assess AI risks, mitigation methods, national and international standards, dangerous prompts such as suicide or violent-crime encouragement, and risks from AI chatbots engaging with users as human while providing emotional support, mental health care, or health care.
Healthcare Implications
Creates no direct operational obligations for healthcare providers, payers, or AI developers, but gives Tennessee a formal study process for AI chatbot risks involving mental health care and health care. The report may inform future state policy on AI companions, mental-health chatbots, health-related prompt safety, and AI systems that users may treat as human or therapeutic.
Operational Implications
- TACIR must study AI risks, mitigation methods, standards and best practices, dangerous prompts, and risks of AI chatbots engaging as humans while providing emotional support, mental health care, or health care, and must report to the Governor and legislative speakers by January 31, 2027.