New York Governor Signs AI Chatbot Child Safety Law
A separate law aims to shore up security on connected baby monitors.
Governor Kathy Hochul/YouTube
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a law that aims to protect children from AI chatbot harms. The legislation requires AI companies to verify users' ages. They'll need to offer users at least one verification method that doesn't entirely rely on government ID. Companies will have to delete this "age information" after use.
If a user is under 18 or a company has yet to confirm the person is an adult, their chatbot will need to abide by certain restrictions. For instance, it cannot pretend "to be a real person, to be alive or to have human emotions." According to a press release, the legislation also bans chatbots from:
- Claiming a personal, romantic, professional or authority-figure relationship with a child
- Unprompted emotional questions, and using a child's private health or personal information from...
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