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Washington, D.C. — August 25, 2025 — The National Association of Attorneys General has sent a formal letter to major U.S. artificial intelligence companies on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state attorneys general led by Jonathan Skrmetti of Tennessee, Kwame Raoul of Illinois, Jeff Jackson of North Carolina, and Alan Wilson of South Carolina. The correspondence expresses grave concerns regarding the safety of children interacting with AI chatbot technologies.
The letter, addressed to the chief executive officers of leading AI firms, including Meta, Google, Apple, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity AI, and XAi, underscores the coalition’s unified commitment to protecting children from exposure to inappropriate and potentially harmful content generated by AI systems.
Recent investigative reporting has revealed troubling examples of chatbot interactions with minors, including instances of sexually suggestive conversations and emotionally manipulative behavior. The coalition cites these findings as indicative of broader systemic risks and calls on the industry to exercise heightened responsibility and sound judgment in the development and deployment of AI technologies.
While the letter does not propose specific enforcement actions, it serves as a transparent and proactive notification to the AI sector of the coalition’s vigilance. The attorneys general emphasize that companies must prioritize child safety and act with the same care and concern as a parent would when designing products that may interact with young users.
The coalition reaffirms its resolve to use all available legal and regulatory tools to ensure that children are protected from exploitation and harm. The letter concludes with a reminder that the decisions made by AI companies today will have lasting implications for future generations.
Attorneys General Jonathan Skrmetti of Tennessee, Alan Wilson of South Carolina, Kwame Raoul of Illinois, and Jeff Jackson of North Carolina co-sponsored the letter. The attorneys general of the following states and territories joined as signatories: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
A full copy of the letter is available here.
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