New York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries
HARRISBURG, Pa. — New York is enacting farther-reaching restrictions on companion chatbot behavior, as states increasingly move to protect children who use artificial intelligence, regulate how employers deploy AI systems and push developers to prevent an AI-caused catastrophe .

TL;DR
- New York is enacting stricter restrictions on companion chatbot behavior.
- States are increasingly moving to protect children using artificial intelligence.
- States are regulating how employers deploy AI systems.
- States are pushing developers to prevent AI-caused catastrophes.