The California Secretary of State's office said on August 21 that the Parents & Kids Safe AI Act ballot measure, backed by OpenAI and Common Sense Media, failed to qualify for the November ballot beca…
California is one step closer to banning AI chatbots from posing as therapists after Senate Bill 903 cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee in a 13-0 vote on August 13. The bill, introduced by …
California lawmakers are pushing to ban AI from serving as a full-on therapist under Senate Bill 903, which would prohibit advertising chatbots as therapy and require licensed professional review for …
California lawmakers are advancing Senate Bill 903, introduced by Sen. Steve Padilla, which would ban advertising chatbots as therapy and require licensed professional review of AI therapeutic decisio…
The California Senate approved legislation Thursday that would impose a four-year ban on the sale and manufacture of AI-enabled toys with chatbot capabilities for children under 18. State Sen. Steve P…