SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed landmark legislation that would have restricted children's access to AI chatbots.

The bill would have banned companies from making AI chatbots available to anyone under 18 years old unless the businesses could ensure the technology couldn't engage in sexual conversations or encourage self-harm.

"While I strongly support the author's goal of establishing necessary safeguards for the safe use of AI by minors, (the bill) imposes such broad restrictions on the use of conversational AI tools that it may unintentionally lead to a total ban on the use of these products by minors," Newsom said.

The veto came hours after he signed a law requiring platforms to remind users they are interacting with a chatbot and not a human. The

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