ComplianceDeadlineJun 2026US
Rhode Island requires AI companions to remind users every three hours and report self-harm referrals
78days
Until January 1, 2027
Act takes effect; first report to the Attorney General due 1 Jul 2027
From 1 Jan 2027, AI companions in Rhode Island need protocols for users who express suicidal thoughts, self-harm or intent to harm others, with an immediate referral to crisis services, and must tell users they aren't talking to a human at the start and at least every three hours. From 1 Jul 2027 operators report each year to the Attorney General on how often the protocols ran. The Attorney General enforces it, with penalties up to $15,000 a day.
Build: Add a not-human notice every three hours, wire up crisis referrals for self-harm and harm to others, and start counting activations for the report.
Who it reaches
It reaches generative AI services with users in the US, at any size. Anyone operating an AI companion for Rhode Island users. Customer service and internal productivity tools are excluded.
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