TN SB2171

Creates the "Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act" requiring large frontier AI developers (with $500 million+ annual revenue) to publish public safety plans and large chatbot providers (with $25 million+ revenue and 1 million+ monthly users) to publish child safety plans on their websites

Defines "catastrophic risk" as AI models contributing to death or serious injury of 50+ people or $1 billion+ in property damage through activities like assisting with weapons of mass destruction, autonomous cyberattacks/crimes, or evading developer control

Requires frontier developers to report critical safety incidents to the Attorney General within 15 days (or 24 hours if imminent risk of death), and large chatbot providers must report child safety incidents within 15 days

Prohibits materially false or misleading statements about AI risks or safety plan compliance, with civil penalties up to $1 million per first violation ($3 million for subsequent violations) for large frontier developers and $50,000 per violation for large chatbot providers

Takes effect January 1, 2027, with enforcement authority vested exclusively in the Attorney General's office; allows compliance through equivalent federal laws or guidance if designated by the Department of Safety