AI chatbots offer next front for US state AGs following Meta settlement
By Emma Whitford and Amy Miller ( August 26, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Comment) -- Artificial intelligence companies developing chatbots will likely face mounting pressure from US state attorneys general following an historic settlement Wednesday between Meta Platforms and 52 AGs over claims the company’s social media platforms are addictive and harmful to children. “AI chatbots pose a comparable concern," Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said Wednesday. Artificial intelligence companies developing chatbots will likely face mounting pressure from US state attorneys general following an historic settlement Wednesday between Meta Platforms and 52 AGs over claims the company’s social media platforms are addictive and harmful to children....
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