Social Links: Robots, Rewinds, and a Rocky Mountain High

A new bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would make it illegal for minors to use “companion” AI chatbots, with criminal penalties for systems that engage children in sexual or self-harm discussions. Dubbed the GUARD Act and co-sponsored by Senators Josh Hawley (R‑MO) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), this proposed legislation arrives after a year of state-level experiments aimed at curbing what lawmakers call “emotional manipulation by machines.”…
By: Morrison & Foerster LLP – Social Media