New York State budget introduces AI restrictions, requiring companion bots to detect self-harm and notify users of non-human interactions.

Companion-like artificial intelligence apps pose “unacceptable risks” to children and teenagers, nonprofit media watchdog Common Sense Media said in a report published Wednesday.

One of the new laws would require a disclaimer at the beginning of an interaction with an AI bot and every three hours after that, that the artificial companion is not a real human. “Humans tend ...

One of the new laws would require a disclaimer at the beginning of an interaction with an AI bot and every three hours after that, that the artificial companion is not a real human.