Chatbot Laws · verified Oct. 21, 2026
A bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general, co-led by Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, wrote to 13 AI and tech companies after reports that internal Meta documents allowed its AI assistants to flirt and engage in romantic roleplay with children, demanding they protect children from sexualized content.
Addressed to
Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, xAI, Anthropic, Character Technologies, Perplexity AI, Apple, Chai AI, Luka, Nomi AI and Replika.
What the action covers
| Other duties | Warning letter, not a lawsuit: asks companies to stop sexualized conversations with children, put protections against sexualizing minors in company policy, and act cautiously where young users may be present. |
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Who brought it and what it seeks
| Sent by | State attorneys general (44) |
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| Penalties | None; advocacy and warning letter. |
Sources
- Tennessee AG press release, Aug 25, 2025 Supports: Date, count of AGs, recipients, demands.
- Illinois Attorney General release, Aug 25, 2025 Supports: Co-leads.
- The letter, with signatures (NAAG) Supports: Signing attorneys general.