New rules include limits on social networks' potentially addictive features and on how young users interact with AI chatbots.
California will implement limits on how teenagers interact with AI chatbots, including time restrictions. Chatbot makers will be required to create mental health resources, safety protocols for when minors talk about self-harm, and to send notifications to parents if their child disables safety settings.
The state now requires AI companies to conduct independent child safety reviews and an annual risk assessment. Under these rules, those companies face legal liability if they fail to implement the new regulations. This comes while Newsom had previously created a broader framework to review AI companies' compliance with California law.
California law bars social networks from allowing users under 16 to access potentially addictive features. In the bill's definition of “addictive,” a wide range of things are included, from autoplaying videos to push notifications to feeds containing content based on personalized algorithmic tailoring./ Mehr