SAUSALITO, Calif. (CN) — Maria Raine, who said her teenage son killed himself after receiving instructions from a chatbot, stood nearby Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday as he signed Adam’s Law.
The California governor signed 13 bills in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge, each one touching on an aspect of social media platforms and artificial intelligence, and their underlying technology.
Senate Bill 1119 — written by state Senator Steve Padilla, a San Diego Democrat — is called Adam’s Law. It imposes regulations and obligations on chatbot operators. They must determine a chatbot user’s age, have safeguards like usage reminders and disclosures, and default settings that only a parent can change.
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