This bill enacts the AI Companion Chatbot Safety Act to regulate AI companion chatbots and protect consumers.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- requires suppliers of AI companion chatbots to implement safety protocols to identify and mitigate safety-critical situations;
- requires suppliers to assess safety protocol efficacy and generate user engagement estimates;
- requires suppliers to facilitate independent evaluation of safety protocols;
- requires suppliers to publicly report on safety protocols, efficacy assessments, and user engagement estimates;
- grants the Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy authority to establish disclosure standards and monitor compliance;
- establishes a sunset date for certain safety protocol, monitoring, and reporting requirements;
- prohibits suppliers from introducing or permitting minors to access material harmful to minors;
- restricts suppliers from sending unsolicited communications to encourage user engagement;
- prohibits suppliers from selling or sharing highly sensitive information with third parties;
- prohibits suppliers from selling or sharing personal data of minors with third parties;
- restricts suppliers from introducing commercial content into conversations with minors;
- requires suppliers to provide deletion options and public disclosures about risks and data practices;
- requires suppliers to disclose that AI companion chatbots are artificial intelligence and not human;
- provides a safe harbor for chatbots not designed to facilitate emotional engagement;
- grants the Division of Consumer Protection enforcement authority;
- provides for administrative fines and civil penalties; and
- provides a severability clause.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 13-2-1, 63I-2-213