SAFE BOTs Act

This bill sets rules for companies that offer AI chatbots to users they know, or would know if not for willful disregard, are under 17. Chatbots could not claim to be licensed professionals unless true, and companies would have to tell these users that the chatbot is an AI and not a person, and share suicide and crisis hotline resources when users bring up suicide. Companies would need policies to suggest a break after 3 hours of continuous use and to address sexual material harmful to minors, gambling, and illegal drugs, tobacco, or alcohol. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general could enforce the rules, and state laws covering the same matters would be blocked. The National Institutes of Health would conduct a 4-year study on how chatbots affect minors' mental health.

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Sponsors

• Erin Houchin Republican sponsor
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