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ChatBots

Chatbots is used for articles addressing AI-powered and automated conversational systems that interact with users through text, voice, or other interfaces. The tag covers legal and governance issues involving chatbot transparency, disclosures, privacy, consumer protection, data collection, AI-generated communications, advertising, safety, and the responsibilities of organizations that develop or deploy chatbots.

California’s Adam’s Law: Building Child Safety Into AI Companion Chatbots

California’s Adam’s Law: Building Child Safety Into AI Companion Chatbots

California’s Adam’s Law regulates AI companion chatbots used by children, requiring age assurance, risk assessments, protective defaults, parental controls, crisis protocols, limits on relational behaviors, data and advertising restrictions, usability testing, and independent audits.

Beyond the Privacy Notice: Transparency for Connected and AI-Enabled Devices

Beyond the Privacy Notice: Transparency for Connected and AI-Enabled Devices

AI is transforming the Internet of Things (IoT)—and the rules for explaining it. From connected devices and robots to chatbots and AI-driven advertising, this article explores emerging transparency requirements and practical approaches to AI-ready disclosures.

New Jersey’s Bot Disclosure Law Explained: When Automated Accounts Must Identify Themselves

New Jersey’s Bot Disclosure Law Explained: When Automated Accounts Must Identify Themselves

New Jersey’s bot disclosure law requires certain automated accounts to identify themselves when communicating with people in the state about commercial transactions, real estate, or elections. Learn who and what the law covers, when disclosure is required, and how to comply.

Nebraska’s Conversational AI Safety Act: New Rules for Chatbots, Minors, and AI Safety

Nebraska’s Conversational AI Safety Act: New Rules for Chatbots, Minors, and AI Safety

Nebraska’s Conversational AI Safety Act regulates certain public-facing AI services, imposing transparency requirements, heightened protections for minors, self-harm response protocols, and other safeguards. The Act’s key provisions become operative July 1, 2027.