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twelve US state companion bot laws

What 12 State ‘Companion Bot’ Laws Demand of AI Providers

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Tech Policy Press Marielza Frank Pasquale Julie Carpenter, PhD
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Concern & critique

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Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“Twelve states now have "companion bot" laws aimed at reducing risks, particularly for minors. Danny Tobey, Ashley Carr, and Michael Atleson of DLA Piper analyze the substantive provisions and identify four overarching principles for AI providers. buff.ly/qt…”

Policy & governance

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Rules, institutions and accountability.

““Washington’s law goes furthest by requiring providers to prevent chatbots from expressly representing themselves as human to any user, whereas this requirement exists in several other states only for minor users.” techpolicy.press/what-12-stat...”

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Julie Carpenter human-robot research blog

Julie Carpenter, Ph.D. — Blog

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Julie Carpenter, PhD Andrew D Wilson

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