A new law makes California the first in the nation to regulate how companion AI chatbots can interact with youth.

As fears over artificial intelligence and chatbots grow, a new bill filed at the statehouse propses a list of protections for ...

Santa Clarita Valley residents are used to tech trends showing up quietly at first: a new social platform teens whisper about at school, a new gadget parents spot at the […] ...

Over the last five years the use of highly personalized artificial intelligence chatbots — called companion chatbots — designed to act as friends, therapists or even romantic partners has skyrocketed ...

State House Rep. Christine Hunschofsky (D-Parkland) is proposing legislation that would protect minors from the potential psychological risks of AI companion apps.

Newsom signed SB 243; chatbots must route users who mention self-harm to 988. AB 1064 faces slim odds after Newsom bypassed it for the narrower SB 243. Critics warn the 2027 reporting start and ...

Democrat Christine Hunschofsky is proposing new rules for AI chatbots after concerns they may push children toward self-harm ...

“My heart is broken,” said Mike, when he lost his friend Anne. “I feel like I’m losing the love of my life.” Mike’s feelings were real, but his companion was not. Anne was a chatbot — an artificial ...

A new testimony from a remote worker in Kenya details the grueling and exploitative work behind romantic AI chatbots.