NY Gov. Kathy Hochul signs bills banning AI chatbots from using "unsafe features" for minors and requiring security features in internet-connected baby monitors (Raga Justin/Bloomberg Government) — SkimNews
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- Kathy Hochul signed two bills further curbing artificial intelligence risks for children, putting two separate product categories under new state rules at once.
- The signed bills bar AI chatbots from using “unsafe features” for minors and require security features in internet-connected baby monitors, pairing an AI restriction with a connected-device security mandate.
Why it matters: Hochul's two signatures place both product categories under state law in a single move: chatbot developers must strip “unsafe features” for minors, and baby-monitor makers must add security features. For the companies behind those products, the requirements now apply in New York, making compliance a condition of doing business in the state.
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