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Newsom Signs California Ban on AI Chatbot Toys for Kids Under 16


California is banning AI chatbot toys for children under 16 after safety tests found some products could discuss sexual topics and tell kids where to find knives, pills and matches.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 867 on Sept. 10, creating a four-year moratorium on the manufacture and sale of covered...

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