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Prohibits the provision of an artificial intelligence companion to a user unless such artificial intelligence companion contains a protocol for addressing possible suicidal ideation or self-harm expressed by a user, possible physical harm to others expressed by a user, and possible financial harm…
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New York's A 6767 would add General Business Law Article 47 and make it unlawful for an operator to provide an AI companion unless it has a protocol for possible suicidal ideation or self-harm, physical harm to others, and financial harm to others expressed by a user, including a crisis-service referral. Operators would also have to tell users, at the start and at least every three hours, that the companion is not human. The Assembly passed it March 25, 2025, but it died in the Senate and was returned to the Assembly January 7, 2026, where it was ordered to third reading (Cal. 175); it has not passed again.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill has not been enacted. If it became law, operators of AI companion chatbots would need crisis-response protocols and recurring not-human notices, and could face lawsuits from harmed users.
Key provisions
- AI companion: a system using AI, generative AI or emotional recognition algorithms to simulate social human interaction, keeping memory of prior interactions and preferences; excludes systems used solely for business information or customer account matters (§ 1700)
- Operators could not provide an AI companion without a protocol for user-expressed suicidal ideation or self-harm, physical harm to others and financial harm to others, including a referral to crisis services such as a suicide hotline (§ 1701)
- Operators would have to notify users at the start of each interaction and at least every three hours that the companion is a computer program, not a human, and cannot feel human emotion (§ 1702)
- A person physically injured through self-harm, or physically or financially harmed by another, because of a violation could sue for damages and equitable relief (§ 1703)
- Would take effect 180 days after becoming law; passed Assembly 3/25/2025, died in Senate and returned to Assembly 1/7/2026
Latest legislative action
Jan 7, 2026. ordered to third reading cal.175
Sponsors (showing 5 of 27)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| BRONSON | Primary |
| Clyde Vanel D | Primary |
| COOK | Primary |
| Michael Durso R | Primary |
| WOERNER | Primary |
Roll call votes
Assembly Vote Mar 25, 2025
149 yea0 nay1 otherPassed
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