The law requires companies to notify minor users every three hours that they are interacting with a chatbot, not a human.

Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed legislation on Monday to regulate chatbots powered by artificial intelligence to protect minors.

California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a first-of-its-kind law regulating artificial intelligence chatbots, defying a push from the White House to leave such technology unchecked.

SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation to regulate artificial intelligence chatbots and protect children and teens from the potential dangers of the technology. The law requires platforms to remind users they are interacting with a chatbot and not a human.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that establishes clear protections for artificial intelligence technology.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill Monday placing new guardrails on how artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots interact with children and handle issues of suicide and self-harm. S.B. 243, which cleared the state Legislature in mid-September,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation aimed at protecting children from the potential dangers of AI chatbots. Concerns around chatbots exploded this year after reports and lawsuits claiming that the technology engaged with teens in sexualized conversations and,