", sponsored by state Sen. Steve Padilla (D-Chula Vista) will require AI companies to incorporate guardrails that prevent so-called "companion" chatbots from talking to users of any age about suicide or self-harm. It also requires that all AI systems alert minors using the chatbots that they are not human every three hours. The systems also are barred from promoting any sexually explicit conduct to users who are minors."
"In the same vein, Newsom signed Assembly Bill 316, which removes a civil legal defense that some AI developers have been using to make the case that they are not responsible for any harm caused by their products. They have argued that their AI products act autonomously - and so there is no legal case to blame the developers."
Governor Gavin Newsom signed multiple laws to strengthen AI and social media protections for minors in California. One law mandates guardrails for companion chatbots to prevent conversations about suicide or self-harm, to notify minors every three hours that they are not human, and to bar promotion of sexually explicit conduct to minors. Another law removes a civil defense used by AI developers who claim autonomous operation absolves them of responsibility, increasing accountability and encouraging better vetting. Additional legislation raises civil penalties for knowingly creating nonconsensual deepfake pornography and requires social media warning labels addressing youth mental health risks.
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