California passes first-in-nation chatbot safety law as Ohio considers similar protections

A Florida mother's loss highlights concerns about AI companions and minors as states like Ohio move to regulate the ...

Her 14-year-old was seduced by a Character.AI bot. She says it cost him his life.

Those were the last messages exchanged by 14-year-old Sewell Setzer and the chatbot he developed a romantic relationship with ...

Your therapist, the chatbot

Taylee Johnson, 14, told Troodi—the mental health chatbot in her child-focused Troomi phone—her worries about moving to a new ...

California plans on protecting minors and preventing self-destructive content by regulating AI

The legislation, signed on Monday by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, requires platforms to remind users that they are interacting with a chatbot − not a human − and to direct users to emergency ...
Motherly

California just drew a line in the sand on AI and kids—here’s why it matters everywhere

California just passed the nation’s first law to regulate AI chatbots for kids, and it could reshape digital parenting.

‘You’re the only one I can talk to,’ the girl told an AI chatbot; then she took her own life

Juliana Peralta, 13, kept slipping further from reality —from her parents, her friends, and anything she could actually touch —and into a virtual world where an artificial intelligence chatbot ...
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Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill to Protect Kids From Predatory AI

Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would've required AI companies to prevent minors from engaging with dangerous AI content.
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AI chatbots changing how teens interact. Parents beware.

Artificial intelligence chatbots have surged in popularity in the last few years. ChatGPT, one of the most widely known AI ...