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California needs tech solutions, not just poorly defined AI regulations, to protect kids

Summary by Reason Foundation
A Florida teenager’s suicide, linked to his intense attachment to a Character.AI chatbot, has spurred urgent calls to protect kids from emerging technologies. In response, California’s Assembly Bill 1064, sponsored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), aims to restrict chatbots that foster emotional attachments in children. Unfortunately, the bill attempts to regulate a problem—dangerous AI-driven attachments— without clear solutions…
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Reason Foundation broke the news in on Friday, May 30, 2025.
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