( October 28, 2026, 21:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation (S.9051B/A.10379C) barring companies from offering minors chatbot features that simulate human emotions or personal relationships, encourage self-harm or isolation, or provide sexually explicit content, her office has announced. Companies must verify users are adults before offering restricted features, provide multiple age-verification methods, and delete age-verification information after use. Violators could face penalties of up to $25,000 per violation, damages and orders requiring destruction of unlawfully collected data or AI models trained on it.Press release follows in full: ...
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