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.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Lawmakers are down to the final hours in Arizona and Tennessee with a handful of AI bills on the cusp of passage.

Most of the major AI chatbots offer settings that keep your data private. Adjusting those settings is a good step to take—but don’t assume a setting is a guarantee of complete privacy.

Researchers tracked a 5x surge in rogue-agent incidents over the past six months as major developers released a wave of more agentic AI models and frameworks.

The GPS in your phone can be a helpful tool when you need navigational help or weather information. But many apps that have zero need to know your location are also tracking you. And if you’re a parent whose kids use apps, they’re tracking their location too.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Therapy chatbot bans are picking up speed. Maine sent a therapy bot ban to the governor, while Missouri is moving on a similar ban via an omnibus health care bill.

Legislators have introduced dozens of AI-related bills in Springfield this year. Members of the Senate will start sorting through them all in a committee work session on Thursday, April 9. We highlight some of the most intriguing measures.

The recently released documentary is garnering rave reviews from parents and AI policy-makers, so two of our Transparency Coalition experts gave it a watch recently. Their verdict: Two thumbs up!

Existing law protects performers, celebrities, and the deceased from the nonconsensual use of their personal digital likeness. California’s proposed Digital Dignity Act would extend those protections to all individuals in the state.

Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an AI therapy bot ban into law, and Nebraska and Georgia moved chatbot safety bills closer to enactment.