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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills to regulate AI in California, especially for children.

Other bills look to protect kids from the mental health issues associated with social media usage, requiring a warning label.

New laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aim to make the artificial intelligence and social media landscape in California safer, especially for minors.

Senate Bill 243 , sponsored by state Sen. Steve Padilla (D-Chula Vista) will require AI companies to incorporate guardrails that prevent so-called “companion” chatbots from talking to users of any age about suicide or self-harm. It also requires that all AI systems alert minors using the chatbots that they are not h

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