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A pair of bills aimed at protecting minors from harm by chatbots are nearing passage in California. Of the two, tech groups favor SB 243, which would allow citizens to sue for damages caused by AI chatbot companions, over the more sweeping AB 1064, which would require entities that make chatbots available to users to implement protocols to ensure they don’t encourage minors to engage in harmful behaviors. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
The attorneys general of California and Delaware sent a letter to OpenAI warning the company of their “serious concerns” about the safety of its chatbot, ChatGPT, especially for minors, in light of a recent suicide in California and a murder-suicide in Delaware associated with the chatbot. The two officials, California AG Rob Bonta (D) and Delaware AG Kathleen Jennings (D) have unique powers to regulate nonprofits like OpenAI. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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