State AGs warn Google, Meta, and OpenAI that their chatbots could be breaking the law
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State attorneys general warn AI companies like Google, Meta, and OpenAI that their chatbots may violate state laws, demanding safety measures by January 2026 to protect residents, especially children.
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State attorneys general from across the US are demanding more accountability from AI companies, warning them that their chatbots may be violating state laws. As reported by Reuters, the AGs have given Meta, Google, OpenAI, and others a deadline of January 16th, 2026 to respond to demands for more safety measures for generative AI, saying innovation is not "an excuse for noncompliance with our laws, misinforming parents, and endangering our residents, particularly children."
The letter, which was made public on December 10th, claims, "Sycophantic and delusional outputs by GenAI endanger Americans, and the harm continues to grow." It goes on …