Hochul Signs AI Chatbot, Baby Monitor Safety Legislation

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed two pieces of legislation building on New York's efforts to keep children safe online and put guardrails on artificial intelligence. One of the new laws signed on Wednesday prohibits companies that use AI chatbot features from offering unsafe features to minors. Hochul says that includes chatbots pretending to be human, engage in sexually explicit conversation, build emotional dependency, and encourage self-harm...

Kathy Hochul: protecting children from chatbots

The other new law requires Internet-connected baby monitors sold in the state to include security features that block strangers from watching or listening in, along with a clear warning label.

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