Tennessee SB1815 amends criminal offenses to include coercive suicide and negligent use of artificial intelligence systems that encourage suicide.
Tennessee SB1815 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, to include the offense of coercive suicide, where a person intentionally advises or encourages another to commit suicide. It also criminalizes the negligent use of artificial intelligence systems that encourage suicide, defining such systems as those capable of making predictions, recommendations, or decisions. The act takes effect July 1, 2026, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
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