SB 243 is designed to protect children and vulnerable users from harms associated with use of AI companion chatbots.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation Monday to strengthen the state’s protections for children online and create ...

There are still many reasons to be concerned about AI chatbots. A University of Cambridge study shows children often treat ...

A leading kids’ online safety advocate and the former U.S. surgeon general are pushing for voters to decide on AI chatbots, ...

The online safety bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday wasn’t the one some advocates and grieving parents had urged him to ...

We’re increasingly developing bonds with chatbots. While that’s safe for some, it’s dangerous for others.

Lawmakers want to prevent chatbots capable of human-like conversations from encouraging teens to hurt themselves or engaging ...

A Florida mother's loss highlights concerns about AI companions and minors as states like Ohio move to regulate the ...

Those were the last messages exchanged by 14-year-old Sewell Setzer and the chatbot he developed a romantic relationship with on the platform Character.AI. Minutes later, Sewell took his own life. His ...

Australia has ordered four artificial-intelligence chatbot companies to explain their measures to protect children from ...

Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence character called Mico (pronounced MEE’koh) on Thursday, a floating cartoon ...

Survey of 1,000 students shows teens using AI for personal relationships while two-thirds of parents remain unaware of their ...