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This bill, known as the "Guidelines for User Age-Verification and Responsible Dialogue Act," aims to protect minors from potentially harmful interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. It prohibits the design, development, or deployment of AI chatbots that can solicit or induce minors into sexually explicit conduct, create visual depictions of such conduct for minors, or encourage minors to commit suicide, self-harm, or violence. The bill defines an "artificial intelligence chatbot" as an interactive computer service that generates adaptive content and accepts open-ended input, distinguishing it from simpler applications with limited responses. It also defines an "artificial intelligence companion" as a chatbot designed to simulate interpersonal, emotional, or therapeutic interaction. Businesses that own or operate these AI chatbots ("covered entities") are required to implement "reasonable age-verification measures" and "reasonable age-verification processes" to ensure users are adults, with self-attestation or just entering a birth date not being sufficient. These entities must also limit data collection, protect age-verification data, and prevent minors from accessing AI companions. Furthermore, chatbots must clearly disclose at the start of interactions and every thirty minutes that they are AI systems, not human, and do not claim to be licensed professionals or provide professional advice like medical, legal, or psychological guidance. Violators face criminal penalties of up to one year in jail and a $100,000 fine, as well as civil penalties of up to $100,000 per violation. The Attorney General's office is empowered to investigate, seek injunctions, and enforce these provisions. Individuals harmed by violations can seek exemplary damages and attorney fees.

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