SB 243: Companion chatbots.

an act to make companion chatbot platforms safer for users this bill would require an operator of a companion chatbot platform to issue a clear notification indicating that the companion chatbot is artificially generated and not human. operators would also be required to disclose to minors that they are interacting with artificial intelligence. operators would need to prevent their companion chatbots from engaging with users unless they have a protocol in place to prevent the production of suicidal ideation, suicide, or self-harm content. these protocols would need to be published on the operator's website. operators would be required to report annually to the office of suicide prevention on their protocols for detecting, removing, and responding to instances of suicidal ideation by users. this data would be posted on the office's website. failure to comply with the bill could result in…