Nashville, TN (WOKI) Tennessee lawmakers are touting a new law recently signed by Governor Bill Lee that will combat the rise of AI-generated child pornography in the state.

The law makes it a criminal offense to knowingly possess, distribute, or produce any software or technology specifically designed to create or facilitate the creation of AI-generated child porn.

The law addresses the growing concerns over the misuse of advanced AI tools to generate realistic but entirely synthetic images of minors in pornographic contexts. Under the new law, possession of such tools is classified as a Class E felony; distribution is a Class C felony; and production of AI-generated child sexual abuse material is a Class B felony.

It’s set to take effect on July 1.