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California Enacts First US Law Requiring AI Chatbot Safety Measures

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 technology (Credit: AFP)

California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a first-of-its-kind law regulating artificial intelligence chatbots, defying a push from the White House to leave such technology unchecked.

"We've seen some truly horrific and tragic examples of young people harmed by unregulated tech, and we won't stand by while companies continue without necessary limits and accountability," Newson said after signing the bill into law.

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