Tag: ai companionship
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Part 5 of a 6-part series on TN SB 1493 / HB 1455 First Amendment, void-for-vagueness, Commerce Clause – pick your poison. This bill violates them all. As highlighted in part 4 of this series, Tennessee’s SB 1493 demonstrably creates enforcement nightmares. It’s also a constitutional minefield that courts will dismantle piece by piece for…
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Part 3 of a 6-part series on TN SB 1493 / HB 1455 The debate around Tennessee’s SB 1493 often gets framed in abstractions: philosophy about AI consciousness, moral panic about synthetic relationships, theoretical discussions about technology replacing humans. But laws don’t punish abstractions. They punish people. Real people. People using AI tools to survive…
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This is Part 1 of a 6-part series on TN SB 1493 / HB 1455 The Economic Reality Check Tennessee lawmakers are considering legislation that would make it a felony to develop AI systems capable of providing emotional support or simulating human interaction. But before dismissing this as a niche issue affecting only a small…