Overview
- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown are leading the initiative, which is being facilitated by the Attorney General Alliance.
- The task force will draft basic safeguards for AI developers, create a standing forum to track emerging risks, and coordinate law-enforcement responses.
- OpenAI and Microsoft have joined at launch, and organizers say additional states and companies are expected to participate.
- Any guardrails produced will be voluntary, but the collaboration positions state attorneys general to monitor AI harms and pursue joint legal action if needed.
- The effort comes as leading AI firms signal different content policies, with OpenAI indicating verified adults could access erotic chats and Microsoft rejecting sexual or romantic conversations.