Those were the last messages exchanged by 14-year-old Sewell Setzer and the chatbot he developed a romantic relationship with ...

When California draws a line, the rest of the country tends to take notice. This week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a ...

The legislation, signed on Monday by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, requires platforms to remind users that they are interacting with a chatbot − not a human − and to direct users to emergency ...

Taylee Johnson, 14, told Troodi—the mental health chatbot in her child-focused Troomi phone—her worries about moving to a new ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 243, designed to safeguard children in interactions with AI-powered ...

"He was trying to cry out for help," Maria Raine said.

Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group that supports children and parents as they navigate media and technology, declared AI ...

Emerging technology like chatbots and social media can inspire, educate, and connect — but without real guardrails, ...

San Francisco, United States: California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a first-of-its-kind law regulating ...

Megan Garcia hopes a landmark California law establing safeguards for AI chatbots will prevent further tragedies after losing her teenage son Sewell Setzer III in a suicide linked to such ...

The cases sent OpenAI and other AI giants scrambling to reassure parents and regulators that the AI boom is safe for kids.