Buckel Sponsors Chatbots Legislation

House Minority Leader Jason Buckel has legislation now pending in the Senate to create regulation and liability around artificial intelligence chatbots. In the House, Bill 952 passed 123-4. The bill establishes guardrails for the use of companion chatbots to protect against deceptive, harmful, or manipulative interactions. Buckel said his young son is one reason for the bill…

“I cannot imagine the dangers that exist of allowing unregulated AI chatbots to interact with kids who may the wide variety of terrible feelings that sometimes happen during adolescence and pre-adolescence and help to contribute to them committing suicide.”