It also mandates that chatbot owners provide \u201cclear, conspicuous, and explicit\u201d notice to users that they are interacting with an AI system, with the notice displayed in the same language as the chatbot and in a readable font size. However, the bill clarifies that this notice for users, which indicates that they are interacting with a non-human system does, not absolve the chatbot owners of liability.<\/p>\n
And thanks to the bill\u2019s private right of action, users would be able bring civil lawsuits against chatbot owners, to recover damages and attorney\u2019s fees. The private right of action is considered a key enforcement tool, and experts have argued that laws governing data or AI systems can be weaker without it. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey recently wrote that the mechanism provides a \u201csignificant deterrent effect<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n If passed, the law will take effect 90 days after being signed by the governor. Other bills in the legislative package<\/a> include a measure to protect minors from unsafe features in chatbots, and regulating certain online platforms, like the gaming platform Roblox, that have weak privacy protections for minors. Others include a mandate for notices on generative AI systems and new rules for the handling of biometric data and \u201csynthetic content creations.\u201d<\/p>\n The bill\u2019s author, state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, who also chairs the technology committee, said that the package was meant to ensure that AI innovation \u201cdoesn\u2019t come at the expense of New Yorkers\u2019 safety, especially our kids.\u201d In January, the free generative AI chatbot app Character.AI and Google\u00a0settled several lawsuits<\/a>\u00a0pertaining to the role their chatbots played in the suicides of several minors.<\/p>\n
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