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Deepfakes and chatbots led the concerns of lawmakers in 2025, with red and blue states enacting measures to protect kids and personal identity. Also: A law against AI posing as a nurse, a ban on China’s DeepSeek model, and ‘humans-only’ laws covering therapists and college instructors.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed a major ‘AI Bill of Rights’ that includes parental controls, AI disclosure requirements, and protections for an individual’s name, image, and likeness.
Members of the House and Senate are expected to reconvene in Congress this week to address a number of pressing issues. They only have about three weeks before adjourning for the holidays.
A recent study of ChatGPT-5 and OpenAI’s ‘safer’ system found the updated chatbot to be more engaging, more persuasive, and in many cases more harmful than its predecessor.