WHAT THIS BILL REGULATES · 2 REQUIREMENT TYPES
How Is This Bill Enforced
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The Legislature finds that: 1. Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means engineered or machine learning-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.75A O.S. § 10(1) systems designed to simulate sustained interpersonal companionship or emotional attachment may present unique risks to minorsMinor"Minor" means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age.75A O.S. § 10(4) due to their developmental vulnerability to parasocial bonding; 2. The State of Oklahoma has a compelling interest in protecting the health, safety, and well-being of minorsMinor"Minor" means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age.75A O.S. § 10(4); and 3. This act is narrowly tailored to restrict access by minorsMinor"Minor" means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age.75A O.S. § 10(4) to social AI companionsSocial AI companion"Social AI companion" means an artificial intelligence system primarily designed or marketed to simulate sustained interpersonal companionship and emotional attachment or romantic interaction with a user as the system's core functionality. The term "Social AI companion" does not include: a. a system used solely for customer service, business operations, productivity, analysis related to source information, internal purposes, research purposes, or technical assistance, b. a stand-alone consumer electronic device that incorporates a speaker or voice or text command interface, acts as a virtual assistant, and does not sustain a relationship across multiple interactions and generate outputs intended to create emotional attachment with the user, c. a search engine feature that provides information in response to user queries and is not designed or marketed to simulate companionship, d. a system designed to provide outputs relating to a narrow and discrete functional topic and not primarily intended to simulate interpersonal companionship, e. a system that is not primarily designed or marketed for companionship where the developer does not control the specific deployment context in which the system interacts with end users, or f. a general-purpose artificial intelligence system that is not primarily designed or marketed to simulate interpersonal companionship, including systems used for education, counseling, research, productivity, or professional assistance.75A O.S. § 10(2) while preserving lawful access by adults and general conversational artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means engineered or machine learning-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.75A O.S. § 10(1) systems.
Section 1 establishes the legislative findings underlying the act. The Legislature identifies the unique risks social AI companions pose to minors due to developmental vulnerability to parasocial bonding, asserts Oklahoma's compelling interest in protecting minors, and affirms that the act is narrowly tailored to restrict minor access while preserving adult access and general conversational AI systems.
(1) "Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means engineered or machine learning-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.75A O.S. § 10(1)" means engineered or machine learning-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.
(2) "Social AI companionSocial AI companion"Social AI companion" means an artificial intelligence system primarily designed or marketed to simulate sustained interpersonal companionship and emotional attachment or romantic interaction with a user as the system's core functionality. The term "Social AI companion" does not include: a. a system used solely for customer service, business operations, productivity, analysis related to source information, internal purposes, research purposes, or technical assistance, b. a stand-alone consumer electronic device that incorporates a speaker or voice or text command interface, acts as a virtual assistant, and does not sustain a relationship across multiple interactions and generate outputs intended to create emotional attachment with the user, c. a search engine feature that provides information in response to user queries and is not designed or marketed to simulate companionship, d. a system designed to provide outputs relating to a narrow and discrete functional topic and not primarily intended to simulate interpersonal companionship, e. a system that is not primarily designed or marketed for companionship where the developer does not control the specific deployment context in which the system interacts with end users, or f. a general-purpose artificial intelligence system that is not primarily designed or marketed to simulate interpersonal companionship, including systems used for education, counseling, research, productivity, or professional assistance.75A O.S. § 10(2)" means an artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means engineered or machine learning-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.75A O.S. § 10(1) system primarily designed or marketed to simulate sustained interpersonal companionship and emotional attachment or romantic interaction with a userUser"User" means a person who interacts with a social AI companion.75A O.S. § 10(5) as the system's core functionality. The term "Social AI companionSocial AI companion"Social AI companion" means an artificial intelligence system primarily designed or marketed to simulate sustained interpersonal companionship and emotional attachment or romantic interaction with a user as the system's core functionality. The term "Social AI companion" does not include: a. a system used solely for customer service, business operations, productivity, analysis related to source information, internal purposes, research purposes, or technical assistance, b. a stand-alone consumer electronic device that incorporates a speaker or voice or text command interface, acts as a virtual assistant, and does not sustain a relationship across multiple interactions and generate outputs intended to create emotional attachment with the user, c. a search engine feature that provides information in response to user queries and is not designed or marketed to simulate companionship, d. a system designed to provide outputs relating to a narrow and discrete functional topic and not primarily intended to simulate interpersonal companionship, e. a system that is not primarily designed or marketed for companionship where the developer does not control the specific deployment context in which the system interacts with end users, or f. a general-purpose artificial intelligence system that is not primarily designed or marketed to simulate interpersonal companionship, including systems used for education, counseling, research, productivity, or professional assistance.75A O.S. § 10(2)" does not include: a. a system used solely for customer service, business operations, productivity, analysis related to source information, internal purposes, research purposes, or technical assistance, b. a stand-alone consumer electronic device that incorporates a speaker or voice or text command interface, acts as a virtual assistant, and does not sustain a relationship across multiple interactions and generate outputs intended to create emotional attachment with the userUser"User" means a person who interacts with a social AI companion.75A O.S. § 10(5), c. a search engine feature that provides information in response to userUser"User" means a person who interacts with a social AI companion.75A O.S. § 10(5) queries and is not designed or marketed to simulate companionship, d. a system designed to provide outputs relating to a narrow and discrete functional topic and not primarily intended to simulate interpersonal companionship, e. a system that is not primarily designed or marketed for companionship where the developer does not control the specific deployment context in which the system interacts with end usersUser"User" means a person who interacts with a social AI companion.75A O.S. § 10(5), or f. a general-purpose artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means engineered or machine learning-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.75A O.S. § 10(1) system that is not primarily designed or marketed to simulate interpersonal companionship, including systems used for education, counseling, research, productivity, or professional assistance.
(3) "DeployerDeployer"Deployer" means any person, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity that operates, controls, or makes available a social AI companion to users in this state. A deployer does not include a mobile application store, search engine, Internet service provider, or provider of general-purpose artificial intelligence models solely because such entity provides access to, hosts, or transmits a system developed or controlled by another person.75A O.S. § 10(3)" means any person, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity that operates, controls, or makes available a social AI companionSocial AI companion"Social AI companion" means an artificial intelligence system primarily designed or marketed to simulate sustained interpersonal companionship and emotional attachment or romantic interaction with a user as the system's core functionality. The term "Social AI companion" does not include: a. a system used solely for customer service, business operations, productivity, analysis related to source information, internal purposes, research purposes, or technical assistance, b. a stand-alone consumer electronic device that incorporates a speaker or voice or text command interface, acts as a virtual assistant, and does not sustain a relationship across multiple interactions and generate outputs intended to create emotional attachment with the user, c. a search engine feature that provides information in response to user queries and is not designed or marketed to simulate companionship, d. a system designed to provide outputs relating to a narrow and discrete functional topic and not primarily intended to simulate interpersonal companionship, e. a system that is not primarily designed or marketed for companionship where the developer does not control the specific deployment context in which the system interacts with end users, or f. a general-purpose artificial intelligence system that is not primarily designed or marketed to simulate interpersonal companionship, including systems used for education, counseling, research, productivity, or professional assistance.75A O.S. § 10(2) to usersUser"User" means a person who interacts with a social AI companion.75A O.S. § 10(5) in this state. A deployerDeployer"Deployer" means any person, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity that operates, controls, or makes available a social AI companion to users in this state. A deployer does not include a mobile application store, search engine, Internet service provider, or provider of general-purpose artificial intelligence models solely because such entity provides access to, hosts, or transmits a system developed or controlled by another person.75A O.S. § 10(3) does not include a mobile application store, search engine, Internet service provider, or provider of general-purpose artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence"Artificial intelligence" means engineered or machine learning-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.75A O.S. § 10(1) models solely because such entity provides access to, hosts, or transmits a system developed or controlled by another person.
(4) "MinorMinor"Minor" means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age.75A O.S. § 10(4)" means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age.
(5) "UserUser"User" means a person who interacts with a social AI companion.75A O.S. § 10(5)" means a person who interacts with a social AI companionSocial AI companion"Social AI companion" means an artificial intelligence system primarily designed or marketed to simulate sustained interpersonal companionship and emotional attachment or romantic interaction with a user as the system's core functionality. The term "Social AI companion" does not include: a. a system used solely for customer service, business operations, productivity, analysis related to source information, internal purposes, research purposes, or technical assistance, b. a stand-alone consumer electronic device that incorporates a speaker or voice or text command interface, acts as a virtual assistant, and does not sustain a relationship across multiple interactions and generate outputs intended to create emotional attachment with the user, c. a search engine feature that provides information in response to user queries and is not designed or marketed to simulate companionship, d. a system designed to provide outputs relating to a narrow and discrete functional topic and not primarily intended to simulate interpersonal companionship, e. a system that is not primarily designed or marketed for companionship where the developer does not control the specific deployment context in which the system interacts with end users, or f. a general-purpose artificial intelligence system that is not primarily designed or marketed to simulate interpersonal companionship, including systems used for education, counseling, research, productivity, or professional assistance.75A O.S. § 10(2).
Section 2 establishes five defined terms for the act. The central definition — Social AI companion — is notably narrow, targeting systems primarily designed or marketed to simulate sustained interpersonal companionship, emotional attachment, or romantic interaction as a core functionality. The definition includes six enumerated carve-outs excluding customer service tools, virtual assistants, search engines, narrow-function systems, systems where the developer does not control deployment context, and general-purpose AI systems.
The Deployer definition similarly includes carve-outs for app stores, search engines, ISPs, and general-purpose AI model providers that merely host or transmit another party's system.
A(1)–(2) 1 A. Each deployerDeployer"Deployer" means any person, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity that operates, controls, or makes available a social AI companion to users in this state. A deployer does not include a mobile application store, search engine, Internet service provider, or provider of general-purpose artificial intelligence models solely because such entity provides access to, hosts, or transmits a system developed or controlled by another person.75A O.S. § 10(3): 1. Shall not knowingly, or under circumstances where the deployerDeployer"Deployer" means any person, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity that operates, controls, or makes available a social AI companion to users in this state. A deployer does not include a mobile application store, search engine, Internet service provider, or provider of general-purpose artificial intelligence models solely because such entity provides access to, hosts, or transmits a system developed or controlled by another person.75A O.S. § 10(3) reasonably should know, make a social AI companionSocial AI companion"Social AI companion" means an artificial intelligence system primarily designed or marketed to simulate sustained interpersonal companionship and emotional attachment or romantic interaction with a user as the system's core functionality. The term "Social AI companion" does not include: a. a system used solely for customer service, business operations, productivity, analysis related to source information, internal purposes, research purposes, or technical assistance, b. a stand-alone consumer electronic device that incorporates a speaker or voice or text command interface, acts as a virtual assistant, and does not sustain a relationship across multiple interactions and generate outputs intended to create emotional attachment with the user, c. a search engine feature that provides information in response to user queries and is not designed or marketed to simulate companionship, d. a system designed to provide outputs relating to a narrow and discrete functional topic and not primarily intended to simulate interpersonal companionship, e. a system that is not primarily designed or marketed for companionship where the developer does not control the specific deployment context in which the system interacts with end users, or f. a general-purpose artificial intelligence system that is not primarily designed or marketed to simulate interpersonal companionship, including systems used for education, counseling, research, productivity, or professional assistance.75A O.S. § 10(2) available to a minorMinor"Minor" means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age.75A O.S. § 10(4); and 2. Shall implement reasonable measures designed to prevent minorsMinor"Minor" means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age.75A O.S. § 10(4) from accessing a social AI companionSocial AI companion"Social AI companion" means an artificial intelligence system primarily designed or marketed to simulate sustained interpersonal companionship and emotional attachment or romantic interaction with a user as the system's core functionality. The term "Social AI companion" does not include: a. a system used solely for customer service, business operations, productivity, analysis related to source information, internal purposes, research purposes, or technical assistance, b. a stand-alone consumer electronic device that incorporates a speaker or voice or text command interface, acts as a virtual assistant, and does not sustain a relationship across multiple interactions and generate outputs intended to create emotional attachment with the user, c. a search engine feature that provides information in response to user queries and is not designed or marketed to simulate companionship, d. a system designed to provide outputs relating to a narrow and discrete functional topic and not primarily intended to simulate interpersonal companionship, e. a system that is not primarily designed or marketed for companionship where the developer does not control the specific deployment context in which the system interacts with end users, or f. a general-purpose artificial intelligence system that is not primarily designed or marketed to simulate interpersonal companionship, including systems used for education, counseling, research, productivity, or professional assistance.75A O.S. § 10(2).
B Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict lawful access to such systems by adults.
Section 3 is the core operative provision. It imposes two related but distinct obligations on deployers: (1) a prohibition on knowingly — or under circumstances where the deployer reasonably should know — making a social AI companion available to a minor, and (2) an affirmative duty to implement reasonable measures to prevent minor access. The knowledge standard is broader than actual knowledge alone, encompassing constructive knowledge.
Subsection B is a savings clause preserving adult access rights and does not create an independent obligation.
2 A deployerDeployer"Deployer" means any person, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity that operates, controls, or makes available a social AI companion to users in this state. A deployer does not include a mobile application store, search engine, Internet service provider, or provider of general-purpose artificial intelligence models solely because such entity provides access to, hosts, or transmits a system developed or controlled by another person.75A O.S. § 10(3) shall adopt a protocol for a social AI companionSocial AI companion"Social AI companion" means an artificial intelligence system primarily designed or marketed to simulate sustained interpersonal companionship and emotional attachment or romantic interaction with a user as the system's core functionality. The term "Social AI companion" does not include: a. a system used solely for customer service, business operations, productivity, analysis related to source information, internal purposes, research purposes, or technical assistance, b. a stand-alone consumer electronic device that incorporates a speaker or voice or text command interface, acts as a virtual assistant, and does not sustain a relationship across multiple interactions and generate outputs intended to create emotional attachment with the user, c. a search engine feature that provides information in response to user queries and is not designed or marketed to simulate companionship, d. a system designed to provide outputs relating to a narrow and discrete functional topic and not primarily intended to simulate interpersonal companionship, e. a system that is not primarily designed or marketed for companionship where the developer does not control the specific deployment context in which the system interacts with end users, or f. a general-purpose artificial intelligence system that is not primarily designed or marketed to simulate interpersonal companionship, including systems used for education, counseling, research, productivity, or professional assistance.75A O.S. § 10(2) to respond to userUser"User" means a person who interacts with a social AI companion.75A O.S. § 10(5) prompts indicating suicidal ideation or threats of self-harm that includes, but is not limited to, making reasonable efforts to provide a response to the userUser"User" means a person who interacts with a social AI companion.75A O.S. § 10(5) that refers them to crisis service providers such as a suicide hotline, crisis text line, or other appropriate crisis services.
Section 4 requires deployers to adopt a protocol for social AI companions to respond to user prompts indicating suicidal ideation or threats of self-harm. The protocol must include, at a minimum, making reasonable efforts to refer users to crisis service providers such as a suicide hotline, crisis text line, or other appropriate crisis services. This obligation applies to all users — not only minors — and is a continuous operating requirement.
A 3 Any deployerDeployer"Deployer" means any person, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity that operates, controls, or makes available a social AI companion to users in this state. A deployer does not include a mobile application store, search engine, Internet service provider, or provider of general-purpose artificial intelligence models solely because such entity provides access to, hosts, or transmits a system developed or controlled by another person.75A O.S. § 10(3) that violates this act shall be subject to an injunction and disgorgement of profits directly attributable to the violation of this act, and shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for each violation or Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) for each intentional violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation.
B 3 The Attorney General may promulgate any rules necessary to enforce the provisions of this act.
Section 5 establishes the enforcement framework. Subsection A provides that violating deployers are subject to injunction, disgorgement of profits directly attributable to the violation, and civil penalties of up to $2,500 per violation or $7,500 per intentional violation, recovered exclusively through civil actions brought by the Attorney General. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation. Subsection B grants the Attorney General rulemaking authority to enforce the act.
This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
Section 6 establishes the act's effective date as November 1, 2026.