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LOS ANGELES - California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law to regulate AI chatbots and protect children and teens from the potential dangers of the technology.

What we know:

The new California law mandates that AI chatbot platforms include specific safeguards for minors.

The legislation requires a pop-up notification every three hours to remind minor users they are talking to a chatbot and not a person.

It also requires a protocol to prevent self-harm content and to refer users to crisis service providers if they show signs of s

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