New York is enacting farther-reaching restrictions on companion chatbot behavior, as states increasingly move to protect ...

Australia AI chatbot law passes the House of Representatives, making it the first country to prohibit AI companion designs ...

The new law requires that companies block "harmful features," including pretending to be a friend, for users under 18.

New York's AI chatbot law requires operators to verify every user's age before unlocking companion features, taking effect ...

Chatbots are not our children’s friends. On Wednesday, Gov. Hochul signed a bill that requires companies to block some AI ...

Governor Kathy Hochul signed the legislation to introduce stricter safeguards governing children's interactions with ...

Find out what the research reveals about the real risks and benefits of AI companions, and how to keep your relationship with ...

Children and even adults are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence-created companion chatbots for friendship and romance, and there’s a push to better regulate them. As part of these efforts ...

Similar to California’s companion chatbot law, Washington’s HB 2225 defines “AI companion chatbot” as an “artificial intelligence system with a natural language interface that provides adaptive, human ...

Prohibited features in the New York law include responses that suggest the AI chatbot is “a real or fictional individual or ...

The proposed ban is also designed to shield social media users from content that promotes harmful content including misogyny, terrorism, and suicide.