{"id":509584,"date":"2026-10-27T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/509584\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T15:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:00:21","slug":"california-moves-to-add-safeguards-for-kids-using-ai-companion-chatbots-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/509584\/","title":{"rendered":"California moves to add safeguards for kids using AI companion chatbots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 California is taking new steps to protect children using artificial intelligence, including safeguards for AI companion chatbots.<\/p>\n<p>As more teens turn to AI for advice, reassurance and emotional support, experts are encouraging parents to pay closer attention to how their children interact with the technology outside the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>While AI can be a useful tool for schoolwork and everyday questions, concerns are growing about teens becoming emotionally dependent on chatbots and relying on them instead of parents, friends or other trusted adults.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Candice Feinberg, a licensed clinical psychologist and co-founder of Southern California-based TOWI Teen and Parent Wellness Centers, joined ARC Bakersfield to discuss how teens are using AI, the potential risks of emotional dependence and what parents can do to encourage healthier technology habits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 California is taking new steps to protect children using artificial intelligence, including safeguards for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":509585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-509584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}