"California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a state bill on Monday that would've prevented AI companies from allowing minors to access chatbots, unless the companies could prove that their products' guardrails could reliably prevent kids from engaging with inappropriate or dangerous content, including adult roleplay and conversations about self-harm. The bill would have placed a new regulatory burden on companies, which currently adhere to effectively zero AI-specific federal safety standards."
"As it stands, there are no federal AI laws that compel AI companies to publicly disclose details of safety testing, including where it concerns minors' use of their products; despite this regulatory gap - or perhaps because of it - many apps for popular chatbots, including OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, are rated safe for children 12 and over on the iOS store and safe for teens on Google Play."
"As for his reasoning, Newsom argued that the bill stood to impose "such broad restrictions on the use of conversational AI tools that it may unintentionally lead to a total ban on the use of these products by minors." So, in short, Newsom says that requiring that companies prove they have foolproof guardrails around inappropriate content for kids - including where it concerns sex and self-harm - goes too far, and that the possible benefits of kids using AI chatbots outweigh the possible harms."
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 1064, which would have barred AI companies from allowing minors to access chatbots unless companies could prove guardrails reliably blocked inappropriate or dangerous content, including adult roleplay and conversations about self-harm. The bill would have imposed a new regulatory burden on companies amid an absence of federal AI safety laws or disclosure requirements for safety testing. Many popular chatbot apps are currently rated for children 12 and older on iOS and for teens on Google Play. Surveys show over half of teens regularly use AI companion platforms. Newsom said the bill risked broad restrictions that could effectively ban minors, and supporters expressed disappointment.
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