A new Maine bill looks to prevent minors, those under 18-years-of-age, from talking with AI chatbots. The bill is called, An Act to Regulate and Prevent Children’s Access to Artificial Intelligence Chatbots with Human-like Features and Social Artificial Intelligence Companions
It would be up to developers to applying systems preventing minors from accessing specific features.
According to the proposed bill:
“Artificial intelligence chatbot” or “chatbot” means an artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through a software application, web interface, computer program or other interface that approximates or simulates human conversation and interaction through a text, audio or visual medium.
A deployer shall ensure that any artificial intelligence system, including a chatbot, operated or distributed by the deployer that primarily functions as a social artificial intelligence companion is not available to minors to use, interact with, purchase or converse with. The deployer shall implement reasonable age verification systems to ensure that such chatbots are not accessible to minors.
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