Bay Area Lawmakers Introduce Bill Setting Guardrails for AI Chatbots Used by Minors

Bay Area Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Protect Kids From AI

Photo illustration of the mobile version of Character.AI on an Apple iPhone. The company is banning minors from using its chatbots online (Ray Saint Germain / Bay City News) By Bay City News State legislators from the Bay Area have introduced a bill to establish guardrails for artificial intelligence companion chatbots that are used by children. State Assemblymembers Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-San Ramon, and Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, introduced Assemb…

Bauer-Kahan, others propose bill to protect children from AI companion chatbots

State legislators from the Bay Area have introduced a bill to establish guardrails for artificial intelligence companion chatbots that are used by children. The post Bauer-Kahan, others propose bill to protect children from AI companion chatbots appeared first on Pleasanton Weekly.

Bay Area lawmakers introduce bill setting guardrails for AI chatbots used by minors

State legislators from the Bay Area have introduced a bill to establish guardrails for artificial intelligence companion chatbots that are used by children. State Assemblymembers Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-San Ramon, and Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, introduced Assembly Bill 2023, while state Sen. Steve Padilla, D-Chula Vista, introduced Senate Bill 1119, a similar bill in the Senate. Among other things, the legislation prohibits AI chatbots from displayi…