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This bill modifies regulations for companion chatbots and addresses conflicts of interest for public officials. For companion chatbots, it shifts the responsibility for protecting minors from requiring operators to "know" a user is a minor to having "constructive knowledge," meaning they should have reasonably known. It also expands the prohibition on sexually explicit content to include facilitating its exchange, not just producing it. Additionally, the bill requires operators to prevent their chatbots from producing or facilitating the exchange of any sexually explicit material or proposing sexually explicit conduct, rather than just visual material or directly suggesting such conduct. Regarding public officials, the bill creates an exception to conflict-of-interest rules, stating that a public official is not considered to have a material financial interest in decisions concerning certain nonprofit organizations (like labor unions, agricultural groups, business leagues, and chambers of commerce) if the decision only affects members and the only financial impact is a potential change in dues or membership numbers.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Justice

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