Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill into law that aims to make artificial intelligence-powered chatbots safer despite some pushback from the tech industry.

Legislation authored by State Senator Steve Padilla, who represents the San Diego area, regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot interactions was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday.

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 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,

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The bill would have banned companies from making AI chatbots available to anyone under 18 years old unless the businesses could ensure the technology couldn't engage in sexual conversations or encourage self-harm.