Developers and deployers must not use AI to incite self-harm, harm to others or crime

Practical action

Record the intended purpose of each system at design review and add safety testing for self-harm and violence content in conversational products.

Who does it apply to?

Any person developing or deploying AI systems in Texas or for Texas residents.

Actors

Provider / developerDeployer / user organisation

Sectors

Cross-sector / all sectorsMedia, platforms and informationConsumer products and retail

Use cases

Generative AI and foundation modelsContent moderation and platformsCustomer service and chatbots

Applies from: 1 January 2026

Which controls meet this duty?

Satisfies: the control, operated properly, does the work the duty asks for. Supports: it contributes but the duty needs more. Each control page lists every other duty it serves, so work done once can be counted once.

• satisfiesProcessAI governance lead · once per ai system
  Prohibited and unacceptable-use screening gate

  Serves 7 recorded duties · evidence: Prohibited-use screening record, Screening list and escalation procedure

  Screens intent and design against the banned purposes.

• supportsTechnical measureAI security or safety lead · at launch and on material change
  Adversarial and red-team testing for generative AI

  Serves 8 recorded duties · evidence: Red-team exercise report, Red-team rules of engagement and scenario library, Adversarial findings tracker

  Tests for harmful-incitement behaviour in generative systems.

Templates that cover this duty

Generated from the records. Free · no account · links emailed to your work address. This duty is cited in each file with its source reference and a link back here.

• AI Acceptable Use Policy

  Policy · DOCX · v1

• ISO/IEC 42001 Gap Assessment and Statement of Applicability

  Assessment · XLSX · v3

• NIST AI RMF ↔ EU AI Act ↔ ISO/IEC 42001 Crosswalk

  Crosswalk · XLSX · v5

• AI Audit Evidence Tracker

  Register · XLSX · v1

All 7 templates that cover it →

What evidence would a reviewer expect?

Framework mappings

Original editorial crosswalks. They cite clause numbers only and reproduce no standard text; confidence reflects how direct the mapping is.

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Frequently asked questions

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Developers and deployers must not use AI to incite self-harm, harm to others or crime (Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA))” [AIPT-OBL-0106, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0106 (accessed 8 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Permanent id AIPT-OBL-0106: it never changes or gets reused, and its address keeps working if this page moves.

Cite the official text alongside it: HB 149 (89R) history and enrolled text, Texas Legislature Online, https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB149.

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Change history

Similar obligations in other instruments

• Do not deploy or provide AI for prohibited practices — EU AI Act, European Union
• Governmental entities must not use AI for social scoring — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)
• Governmental entities must not use AI for biometric identification from public data without consent where it infringes rights — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)
• Developers and deployers must not use AI with the intent to unlawfully discriminate against a protected class — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)
• Developers and distributors must not build AI intended to produce child sexual abuse material or unlawful sexual deepfakes — Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), Texas (United States)