New York Assembly Passes Child AI Chatbot Bill, Banning Sexual Content and Suicide Encouragement
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Updated · POLITICO · Jun 5
New York Assembly Passes Child AI Chatbot Bill, Banning Sexual Content and Suicide Encouragement
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 5
Summary
New York's Assembly unanimously approved a bill that would regulate how AI chatbots interact with minors, barring them from sexually explicit conduct and from encouraging children to commit suicide.
Alex Bores, the bill's sponsor, framed the measure as a child-safety standard, saying chatbots that cannot be made safe for children should not be available to them.
The vote came on the Assembly's final day of session, after the Senate wrapped up business at 1:30 a.m. and lawmakers raced to finish before the 8:30 p.m. Knicks tipoff.
The chamber also debated a constitutional amendment to shift races such as upstate mayoral and district attorney contests to even-numbered years, with Democrats citing turnout and cost savings and Republicans calling it a partisan power grab.