AI Legislative Guide |
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USA, Mississippi |
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(United States)
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Butler Snow LLP
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H. Barber Boone |
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| Has specific legislation, final regulations or other formal regulatory guidance addressing the use of AI in your jurisdiction been implemented (vs reliance on existing legislation around IP, cyber, data privacy, etc.)? | In part, yes. |
| Please provide a short summary of the legislation/regulations/guidance and explain how legislators aim to strike the balance between innovation and regulation. | In 2021, Mississippi passed a bill requiring that the Mississippi Department of Education implement a K-12 computer science curriculum, which, among other things, requires that Artificial Intelligence and machine learning be included in the curriculum. Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-207. Effective March 2025, the Mississippi Legislature established an Artificial Intelligence Regulation (Air) Task Force (Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-301). The purpose of this task force is to "balance[] innovation and public interest while endeavoring to mitigate risks and unintended consequences of AI and its regulation." The task force will evaluate and develop any proposed revisions to Mississippi law regarding the regulation of AI technologies. It will review laws, policies, and procedures relating to AI established by Congress or other state legislatures and compile a list of recommendations based on that review. It will also consider how state agencies can implement and use artificial intelligence and compile a list of best practices and potential uses, as well as consider ways to allocate funding for the development and use of artificial intelligence in state agencies and any other issues the task force identifies. Mississippi statute Miss. Code Ann. § 97-13-47 makes it illegal to disseminate computer-generated images or audio, known as "deepfakes" of a candidate within 90 days of an election for a federal, state, legislative, judicial, county, county district, or municipal office without the consent of the depicted individual and with the intent to injure the candidate or influence the results of the election. |
| Which agency regulates the use of AI in your jurisdiction? | None specified. |
AI Legislative Guide
USA, Mississippi
(United States) Firm Butler Snow LLPContributors H. Barber Boone
Updated 06 May 2026In part, yes.
In 2021, Mississippi passed a bill requiring that the Mississippi Department of Education implement a K-12 computer science curriculum, which, among other things, requires that Artificial Intelligence and machine learning be included in the curriculum. Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-207.
Effective March 2025, the Mississippi Legislature established an Artificial Intelligence Regulation (Air) Task Force (Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-301). The purpose of this task force is to "balance[] innovation and public interest while endeavoring to mitigate risks and unintended consequences of AI and its regulation." The task force will evaluate and develop any proposed revisions to Mississippi law regarding the regulation of AI technologies. It will review laws, policies, and procedures relating to AI established by Congress or other state legislatures and compile a list of recommendations based on that review. It will also consider how state agencies can implement and use artificial intelligence and compile a list of best practices and potential uses, as well as consider ways to allocate funding for the development and use of artificial intelligence in state agencies and any other issues the task force identifies.
Mississippi statute Miss. Code Ann. § 97-13-47 makes it illegal to disseminate computer-generated images or audio, known as "deepfakes" of a candidate within 90 days of an election for a federal, state, legislative, judicial, county, county district, or municipal office without the consent of the depicted individual and with the intent to injure the candidate or influence the results of the election.
None specified.