Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI bills moving through state legislatures. This week: New York legislators wrapped up their 2026 session after sending seven AI-related bills to Gov. Kathy Hochul. Rhode Island passed a therapy chatbot ban, while Colorado Gov. Jared Polis exercised his veto power on a bill that would have prohibited the use of algorithmic pricing.

With schools letting out across the country, this is a good time for parents to check up on their kids’ digital safety. Here’s a five-step plan to set your family up for a happy and healthy summer.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will consider seven AI-related bills passed by state lawmakers prior to adjourning on June 5. Hochul will have until Dec. 31 to sign or veto the measures.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI bills moving through state legislatures. This week: Vermont banned therapy bots. Illinois lawmakers sent five AI bills to Gov. Pritzer prior to adjourning. California legislators moved 30 AI bills forward in second-chamber committees, and AI bills appear to be finally moving in New York and Rhode Island.

Alarmed by the release of untested and developmentally harmful chatbot toys, legislators in New York and California have proposed a five-year moratorium on their manufacture and sale.

Lawmakers approved a landmark frontier model safety act, restricted the use of AI in healthcare decisions, banned AI-enabled rental price fixing, and prohibited AI bots from snapping up all the good tickets.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Louisiana lawmakers wrap up this coming Monday, with three bills sent to Gov. Landry and two awaiting final votes. Illinois may adjourn Sunday but nine AI bills are still moving toward passage.

Illinois legislators have approved SB 315, a significant frontier model safety bill, and sent it to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker, above. The Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act would be the first in the nation to require third-party audits of frontier model safety protocols.

Lawmakers in Springfield are expected to work through the weekend, facing an adjournment deadline of Sunday, May 31. Ten AI-related bills are moving forward in the final week, including a significant frontier model safety bill, a chatbot safety bill, and measures protecting renters and ticket purchasers.

Pope Leo XIV has issued a papal encyclical on the need to regulate AI and direct the powerful new technology to lift human dignity and the common good. We have early analysis and a link to the full document.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Minnesota Gov. Walz signed a kids social media safety act into law, one day after South Carolina Gov. McMaster signed the Stop Harm From Social Media Act in Columbia.

A survey of 1,000 girls ages 5-13 found that 65% viewed AI as a friend, while 51% of girls ages 11-13 have asked AI for help when they felt sad, anxious or lonely.

Research has shown that AI sycophancy leads to higher error rates and deludes users into believing they’re always right. It can also be downright annoying. Here’s how to dial back a bot’s yes-machine tendencies.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Colorado lawmakers sent four AI bills to the governor’s desk prior to adjourning, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an AI chatbot safety bill into law, and most but not all AI bills moved out of suspense in California.

A recent study by a team of Stanford researchers raises troubling questions about the personal and societal effects of excessive sycophancy in AI chatbots.

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.

Twenty years of research on the impact of digital technology on kids has led Dr. Katie Davis to advocate for regulation around AI and youth.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an AI dynamic pricing bill into law while Tennessee saw six AI measures enacted. A budget showdown stuck Arizona’s AI bills in limbo, and one chatbot bill emerged as the front-runner in Oklahoma.