Chatbots

  • Nebraska’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Is the First AG Enforcement Action Under a Kids Code, Proof That Safety by Design Works

    The lawsuit marks the first time a state attorney general has brought an enforcement action under a Kids Code law.

  • Kids Code Coalition Applauds California Governor’s Signature of Key Youth Online Safety Protections

    The Kids Code Coalition today applauded California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature of AB 2246, which strengthens California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code, and AB 1709, which prohibits addictive design features for users under 16.

  • The New York Times

    California’s Governor Signs Landmark

    Senate Bill 1119 creates new regulations for chatbot use, including parental controls, notifications if children disable safety settings and a crisis protocol for queries about suicide. Assembly Bill 1709 prohibits social media platforms from offering addictive features such as infinite scroll and autoplay videos to users under 16.

  • City and State

    It was a pretty good year for regulating AI in New York

    One far-reaching piece of legislation from state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez and Assembly Member Alex Bores would enact new regulations on AI chatbot features used by kids that could be harmful or dangerous. If signed into law, the measure would, for example, prohibit chatbot interactions with minors from simulating emotion to establish false companionship, engage in…

  • Michigan Advance

    Logging off: How Michigan is prioritizing ‘Kids Over Clicks’

    For Michigan’s children and teenagers, the consequences of that calculated design are impossible to ignore, and for the Michigan Kids Code Coalition, they are unacceptable to tolerate.