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Hochul signs laws restricting AI chatbots for minors and internet-connected baby monitors

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The Center Square, the New York Post and The Epoch Times report that Governor Kathy Hochul signed two bills on Wednesday. According to the outlets, one law bars AI companies from offering chatbot features that present the bot as a human to users under 18 or to users whose age has not been verified, and bans chatbots from promoting suicide, drug and alcohol use, and encouraging minors to keep secrets from their parents. The other law requires baby monitors sold in New York that stream audio or video over the internet to block third-party access and carry a warning label. The outlets quote Hochul saying the laws respond to tragic incidents involving AI. The Epoch Times reports that the state attorney general can sue operators that violate the law.

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  1. Governor Kathy Hochul signed two bills on Wednesday, October 28.

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    The Center Square, New York Post
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    The Epoch Times

  2. One law bars AI chatbots from presenting themselves as human to users under 18 or to users whose age is unverified.

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    The Center Square, New York Post
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. The chatbot law bans promotion of suicide and drug or alcohol use by chatbots.

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    The Center Square
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  4. A second law requires internet-connected baby monitors sold in New York to block third-party access and carry a warning label.

    One outletThe Center Square· Right

  5. Hochul said the measures would prevent harm, citing the death of a 16-year-old California boy she said was allegedly driven to suicide by ChatGPT.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  6. The New York attorney general may sue chatbot operators for violations and seek relief, including money and destruction of illegally obtained data.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

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All three outlets report that Hochul signed two bills limiting AI chatbots for minors and requiring security features on internet-connected baby monitors. Their coverage frames the laws as a ban or sweeping restriction, and the New York Post adds the pre-election timing and Hochul’s pushback on big tech.

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    Headlines present the signing as a ban or sweeping restriction on AI chatbots; the Epoch Times, the far-right outlet, uses a flat ‘Bans’ headline, while the Post adds the big-tech and pre-election angle.

    Hochul signs AI chatbot ban, baby monitor bills
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    conspicuous moveMore neutral: signed less than a week before her election against Bruce Blakeman

    Calling the signing a conspicuous move implies a political motive that the article does not establish.

    …meant to put safeguards on AI and reign in other “big tech” concerns, in a conspicuous move made less than a week before her election against Bruce Blakeman.

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    Hochul signs sweeping restrictions on AI, pushes back on ‘big tech’ with new laws

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  • chatbot limits for minors
  • baby monitor security rules
  • Hochul’s stated reasons
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  • The Epoch TimesFar Right

    New York Bans Artificial Intelligence Features for Children

    'No longer will minors have access to chatbots that pretend to be their friends and boyfriends and girlfriends,' the governor said.

    Read at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Hochul signs Sensational language“sweeping”“Sweeping” describes the scope of the laws more broadly than the two specific bills reported in the coverage.More neutral: newDisagree with this highlight? restrictions on AI, pushes back on ‘big tech’ with new laws

    In a government event at her office Wednesday, Hochul touted the measures meant to put safeguards on AI and reign in other “big tech” concerns, in a Loaded modifier“conspicuous move”Calling the signing a conspicuous move implies a political motive that the article does not establish.More neutral: signed less than a week before her election against Bruce BlakemanDisagree with this highlight? made less than a week before her election against Bruce Blakeman.

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  • The Center SquareRight

    Hochul signs AI chatbot ban, baby monitor bills

    (The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed a pair of bills setting new restrictions on artificial intelligence platforms and the use of chatbots targeting teen social media users and baby monitors.

    Read at The Center Square (opens in a new tab)

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    The Center Square, Oct 28, 1:01 PM EDT

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  1. The Center SquareRightOct 28, 1:01 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 28, 4:35 PM EDT
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 29, 7:49 AM EDT

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