U.S. District Court Judge Anne C. Conway allowed most of the plaintiff’s claims against the Character.AI to proceed. Significantly, Judge Conway ruled that Character.AI is a product for the purposes of product liability claims, and not a service.

Joining the Transparency Coalition Board of Directors are, from left, Christy Johnson, Leigh McMillan, and Yoko Miyashita. Casey Mock, far right, is joining the Transparency Coalition Action Fund Board of Directors.

Two bills focused on protecting kids from the harms of social media and digital apps have been approved by Nebraska lawmakers. One more ‘digital kids’ bill remains in play with the legislature scheduled to adjourn on June 9.

The paper’s recommended books included many titles that don’t exist. Editors say they’re ‘looking into’ how it happened, but many suspect an AI chatbot hallucinated the fake books.

This week: Congress considers a 10-year moratorium on all state-level AI laws, while the California Assembly moves the AI Copyright Transparency Act on to the Senate and Nebraska approves a kids-and-social-media bill.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope, has pledged to engage with the contemporary world in all its facets—including the challenge of artificial intelligence.

The bill would require AI developers to document any known copyrighted material used to train a model, and to allow copyright holders to confirm that their work was or was not used.

In a new ‘pre-publication’ report, the U.S. Copyright Office pushed back against AI developers’ claims of fair use. President Trump responded by firing the director.

AI-related bills are alive and moving in California, Texas, Nebraska, and New York.

Three California bills that would further AI transparency and security have been put on ‘on suspense’ in Sacramento. We dive into what that means.

AI companion chatbots on sites like Character.ai and Replika are quickly being adopted by American kids and teens, despite the documented risk to their mental health.

This week in AI legislation: Congress passes the Take It Down Act, California AI bills move through committee, and Texas TRAIGA gets its first hearing in the Senate.

A 40-page assessment from Common Sense Media, working with experts from the Stanford School of Medicine's Brainstorm Lab, concluded that ‘social AI companions are not safe for kids.’

In a rare show of bipartisan support, the House approved the bill with a resounding 409-2 vote.

The nation’s biggest bank sends a warning that echoes the concerns of California lawmakers working on the same issue in Sacramento.

The revised Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) sailed through the House on a 146-3 vote.

The Transparency Coalition’s team of AI experts showed up in the thick of the AI policy conversation in Sacramento today, testifying and offering technical expertise to three Senate committees considering three separate AI-related bills.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed HB 452, regarding the regulation of AI-driven mental health chatbots, in late March. The new law requires mental health platforms to inform users that they are interacting with an AI-driven machine, not a human therapist.

Jessica Grose is well known for her insightful observations on parenting, family, religion, and culture. So it comes as no surprise that her take on AI chatbots would be fresh, personal, and powerful.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has worked with state legislators to pass a landmark children’s online privacy protection bill, one day before the legislature is set to adjourn.