Mitigating Suicide Risk for Minors Involving AI Chatbots—A First in the Nation Law

In this Viewpoint, a California artificial intelligence law is described, including its positive contributions to making these companion chatbots safer for minor and adult users and the limits of the law, and recommends further steps California and other states can adopt to improve protections for mental health and chatbot safety, especially for minors.

Corresponding Author: I. Glenn Cohen, JD, Harvard Law School, 1525 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 (igcohen@law.harvard.edu).

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