Summary
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed new laws focusing on protecting children who use chatbots and AI tools. These laws require chatbots to have safety protocols and ensure minors know they are interacting with a computer program, not a human.
Key Facts
- Governor Gavin Newsom signed several new bills related to AI and chatbots.
- The new laws focus on protecting children using AI tools online.
- Chatbots must have protocols for dealing with content about suicide or self-harm.
- Minors will receive a reminder every three hours that the chatbot is not a human.
- Additional bills include age verification and warning labels for social media.
- There are also new requirements for transparency from AI companies, signed last month.
- These measures aim to regulate while still encouraging tech innovation.
