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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill Monday that would have restricted children’s access to AI chatbots while signing another that places guardrails on how chatbots interact with kids and ...

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Just a day after Gov. Gavin Newsom touted his signing of a series of bills to tighten restrictions on egregious AI chatbot interactions with minors, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman decided to announce the ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill designed to bolster AI chatbot safety. Credit: Mario Tama / Staff via Getty Images News After sustained outcry from child safety advocates, ...

After a massive lobbying push from tech companies, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Monday that would have changed the way youth can interact with artificial intelligence chatbots, which often ...

Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed Senate Bill 243 into law on Monday, establishing the first statewide legislation designed to safeguard children in their interactions with artificial ...

Newsom signed SB 243; chatbots must route users who mention self-harm to 988. AB 1064 faces slim odds after Newsom bypassed it for the narrower SB 243. Critics warn the 2027 reporting start and ...

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. ...

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