Rhode Island H7350 mandates safety features for AI companion technology, addressing suicidal ideation, potential physical or financial harm, and.

Rhode Island H7350 introduces safety features for AI companion technology, requiring protocols to address suicidal ideation, potential physical harm, or financial harm to others expressed by users. The bill also mandates that operators of AI companions notify users that the AI companion does not have human emotions. This act includes provisions for enforcement, allowing individuals harmed by noncompliance to seek damages, and empowers the attorney general to investigate and sue noncompliant AI companion providers. The act will take effect on January 1, 2027.

Rhode Island H7350 mandates safety features for AI companion technology, addressing suicidal ideation, potential physical or financial harm, and.

Rhode Island H7350 introduces safety features for AI companion technology, requiring protocols to address suicidal ideation, potential physical harm, or financial harm to others expressed by users. The bill also mandates that operators of AI companions notify users that the AI companion does not have human emotions. This act includes provisions for enforcement, allowing individuals harmed by noncompliance to seek damages, and empowers the attorney general to investigate and sue noncompliant AI companion providers. The act will take effect on January 1, 2027.