SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation to regulate artificial intelligence chatbots and protect children and teens from the potential dangers of the technology.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to regulate artificial intelligence chatbots and protect children and teens

The law requires platforms to remind users that they are interacting with a chatbot and not a human

The legislation was among a slew of AI bills introduced by California lawmakers this year to rein in the homegrown industry that is rapidly evolving with little oversight

Research by a watchdog group says chatbots have been shown to give kids dangerous advice about topics such as drugs, alcohol and eating disorders

The law requires platforms to remind user

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