Vermont Gov. Phil Scott today signed a statewide Kids Code bill into law. The new law requires a duty of care from companies that develop and provide online services or products, ensuring their products will not inflict emotional distress or result in online addiction.

A coalition of civil society groups has filed a complaint asserting that therapy chatbots produced by Character.AI and Meta AI Studio are practicing medicine without a license. They are asking state attorneys general and the FTC to investigate.

An insightful conversation about artificial intelligence, human desires, the attention economy, and how to incentivize more humane AI development: “We want technology that helps us problem-solve, but that also lets us live our lives with dignity and joy.”