In a sign of the issue’s bipartisan concern, lawmakers in more traditionally conservative states are embracing bills that require chatbot safeguards for kids and prohibit addictive algorithms for those under 18.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you an overview of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Washington and Utah pass major AI bills on the eve of adjournment. Virginia passes three AI bills prior to heading home, and it looks like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ AI Bill of Rights is stalled in the House.

Washington lawmakers gave final passage last night to an AI companion chatbot safety bill, HB 2225, on the eve of adjournment. This is the second chatbot safety bill to pass in 2026, following Oregon’s approval of a similar bill late last week.

Rep. Clyde Shavers worked with the Transparency Coalition to craft HB 1170, an AI transparency measure that establishes a standard for notifying consumers about the use of AI. The bill was adopted and moved to the desk of Gov. Bob Ferguson on March 11.

State lawmakers adjourned last Friday night after passing bills limiting the use of AI and digital devices in schools, protecting people from AI deepfakes, and ensuring that medical decisions are made by qualified humans and not machines.

Minnesota’s SF 1857 would prohibit the operators of recreational chatbots from offering access to minors under 18.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you an overview of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Oregon gave final approval to a chatbot safety bill, while a similar measure awaits approval in Washington. In Florida, Gov. DeSantis’s big AI bill moved forward with one week until adjournment.

Lawmakers meeting in Salt Lake City are scheduled to adjourn on Friday afternoon. Four AI-related bills remain active and await a final floor vote for passage.

The third in a series of landmark liability trials is opening this week in federal court in Oakland, California. In the first two trials, jurors found Instagram and YouTube liable for addicting and harming kids. What’s it all about? We have concise answers in clear, plain language.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you an overview of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Chatbot safety bills moved toward final floor votes in Oregon and Washington, while Florida and Utah AI safety measures continued to advance.

Anthropic has dropped its core safety pillar. This is literally why product safety laws exist: To make sure basic, appropriate safety measures are upheld by all market competitors, not just those who voluntarily do the right thing.

The National Parent Teacher Association has ended its partnership with Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, due to revelations that have come to light as part of a series of landmark child-safety lawsuits.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you an overview of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Major AI bills were unveiled in California, while Oregon and Washington lawmakers moved their chatbot safety measures forward ahead of tight deadlines.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is all-in on the company’s surveillance glasses. The company has plans to embed AI facial recognition into the next version of its Ray-Bans, which could afoul of COPPA, the federal law protecting kids’ data.

Companion bills that address AI disclosure and kids safety in chatbot products have been approved by their chamber of origin, leading a wave of similar bills in state legislatures across the country.

Six weeks into the 2026 legislative season, 78 chatbot bills are alive in 27 states, reflecting the growing nationwide concern over the dangers of the powerful new technology.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you an overview of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: California lawmakers introduce protection bills regarding AI surveillance in the workplace, while kids chatbot safety bills move forward in Washington and Oregon.

While conducting research for an upcoming Netflix project on AI, Gordon-Levitt spoke with people inside the tech world, as well as academic researchers and policy experts. What he learned alarmed him enough to speak out.

We have a complete guide to Utah’s AI Transparency Act, which would require large frontier model developers to implement safety protections for children and to prevent catastrophic events affecting public safety.

Last month a researcher looked into the security of a Bondu AI toy like the one pictured above. He gained access to personal data and more than 50,000 children’s chats using nothing more than a Gmail account.