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Pa. Senate passes bill to protect children, others by mandating safeguards for AI ‘friend’ bots
March 18, 2026

Pa. Senate passes bill to protect children, others by mandating safeguards for AI ‘friend’ bots

The state Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would require AI chatbot operators to implement guardrails against self-harm and sexually explicit material, putting near-unanimous bipartisan support behind an idea that has also been endorsed by Gov. Josh Shapiro.  [Read More]

Pennsylvania Senate passes bill requiring safeguards for AI chatbots
March 18, 2026

Pennsylvania Senate passes bill requiring safeguards for AI chatbots

The Senate has approved legislation that would create safeguards for children interacting with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots.  [Read More]

Pennsylvania Senate passes AI chatbot safety bill
March 18, 2026

Pennsylvania Senate passes AI chatbot safety bill

The “nonhuman status” of artificial intelligence chatbots would have to be disclosed to humans – and those same chatbots would have to be rigged against suicide-encouraging messaging – under a bill that passed the Pennsylvania Senate Tuesday afternoon.  [Read More]

Pennsylvania Senate passes AI chatbot protections for children
March 18, 2026

Pennsylvania Senate passes AI chatbot protections for children

Pennsylvania’s Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would add new protection for minors using artificial intelligence chatbots that would require those systems to disclose that they are not human and implement safeguards against suicide, harm to oneself or others, and sexually explicit content.  [Read More]

Pa. Senate passes bill regulating AI chatbots used by children and teens
March 18, 2026

Pa. Senate passes bill regulating AI chatbots used by children and teens

As unregulated artificial intelligence chatbots gain popularity and raise concerns about safety, state senators nearly unanimously passed a bill Tuesday aimed at regulating so-called AI companion services.  [Read More]

New Law Proposed After Drunk School Bus Driver Incident In Montco: Authorities
March 13, 2026

New Law Proposed After Drunk School Bus Driver Incident In Montco: Authorities

New legislation will soon be introduced in Pennsylvania after police said a woman recklessly drove a school bus full of children while severely intoxicated in Montgomery County.  [Read More]

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