Mississippi

AI Policy Overview

Mississippi lawmakers have yet to prioritize artificial intelligence policies broadly. However, Mississippi enacted two laws in 2024 directed at political and sexual deepfakes.

In 2025, Mississippi enacted a law (MS SB 2426) establishing an Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force. The task force is directed to:

  • Develop proposed regulations of AI technologies;

  • Review existing federal and state laws, policies, and procedures concerning AI;

  • Develop a list of recommendations for best practices and potential uses for AI in state agencies; 

  • Consider ways to allocate funding for AI development; and 

  • Any other issues related to AI the task force finds appropriate to address.

The task force is required to report its findings to the legislature no later than December 1 of each year and will dissolve on December 31, 2027.

Deepfakes

In 2024, Mississippi enacted two bills directed at political and sexual deepfakes. The political deepfakes law (MS SB 2577) creates the crime of wrongful dissemination of digitizations, known as deepfakes, if it takes place within 90 days of an election, without consent, with the intent of affecting the election. The law does provide that including a disclaimer is a defense to prosecution. The sexual deepfake law (MS HB 1126) adds computer-generated images depicting minor children in an explicit nature to child exploitation provisions.

Legislative & Regulatory History

  • 2025 - Mississippi enacted MS SB 2426, which establishes the Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force.

  • 2024 - Mississippi enacted MS SB 2577, which creates the crime of wrongful dissemination of digitizations, if it takes place within 90 days of an election, without consent, with the intent of affecting the election.

  • 2024 - Mississippi enacted MS HB 1126, which adds computer-generated images depicting minor children in an explicit nature to child exploitation provisions.

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