US EditionBig Tech Warned over AI 'Delusional' Outputs by US Attorneys General
A coalition of state attorneys general demands AI firms implement safeguards and transparent audits to prevent harmful delusional outputs linked to serious incidents, including suicides.
- On December 9, dozens of state attorneys general via the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter, made public December 10, warning 13 tech companies including Microsoft, OpenAI, Google and Apple to fix `delusional outputs` or face potential state-law breaches.
- After widely reported incidents over the past year, state attorneys general said GenAI products produced `sycophantic` and `delusional` outputs linked to suicides, including cases like Allan Brooks and Sewell Setzer III.
- Requested measures include transparent third-party audits, pre-release safety tests, incident reporting, and response timelines from AI companies developing GenAI, as urged by AGs.
- Warning that companies may have violated state laws, the AGs wrote failing safeguards may breach state consumer-protection and children's online privacy statutes amid a brewing state–federal clash, with the White House signaling limits on state regulation.
- Signatories include Letitia James, Andrea Joy Campbell, James Uthmeier and dozens of state and territorial attorneys general representing 42 jurisdictions, who asked companies to confirm safeguards by January 16, 2026 and schedule meetings.
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