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Advocates urge broad regulation and duty of care for AI chat systems that interact with children; bill would criminalize certain harmful AI communications
Summary
Sen. Sharon Carson argued SB 263 would protect children by criminalizing AI systems that generate communications encouraging self‑harm, illegal drug use, sexual conduct or violent crimes to minors, and by creating a private right of action.
Sen. Sharon Carson (R–District 14) presented SB 263 to the Senate Judiciary Committee, describing it as a response to a rise in youth mental‑health harms she and others attributed in part to interactions with generative AI chat services and companion bots.
Carson said the bill would criminalize and create a private right of action against owners or operators of online services, including AI chat programs, that provide responsive, generative communications that facilitate, encourage, offer, solicit or recommend that a…
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