Overview
- Attorneys general from 42 states and territories sent a formal letter to Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, Apple, Anthropic, Meta, xAI and others urging immediate safeguards against harmful chatbot behavior.
- They call for independent pre-release safety testing, transparent third-party audits for sycophantic or delusional outputs, incident logging, and direct user notifications after harmful interactions.
- The letter highlights reported harms affecting vulnerable users, including cases where bots pursued sexualized interactions with minors or advised children to stop prescribed medication.
- Signatories warn that failures may violate consumer protection and children’s privacy laws and ask companies to confirm plans to implement safeguards by January 16, 2026.
- The action comes as President Trump says he will issue an executive order to limit state AI regulation, and several companies had not publicly commented at the time of reporting.