Connecticut’s SB 5 contains a wide variety of requirements and opportunities for AI developers, operators, entrepreneurs, and consumers. It also creates some of the nation’s strongest social media protections for minors.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Connecticut approved one of the nation’s most comprehensive AI bills, while Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a chatbot safety bill into law. Colorado moved bills on chatbot safety, therapy bots, and dynamic pricing closer to passage as adjournment looms.

The more sycophantic a chatbot the more likely it will promote conspiracy theories, provide inaccurate answers, and offer incorrect medical advice.