CHAPTER 22.6. Companion Chatbots [22601. - 22606.]

Chapter 22.6 added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 677, Sec. 1.

§§ 22601–22606 · 6 sections

• § 22601 As used in this chapter: (a) “Artificial intelligence” means an engineered or machine-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for…
• § 22602 (a) If a reasonable person interacting with a companion chatbot would be misled to believe that the person is interacting with a human, an operator shall issue…
• § 22603 (a) Beginning July 1, 2027, an operator shall annually report to the office all of the following: (1) The number of times the operator has issued a crisis…
• § 22604 An operator shall disclose to a user of its companion chatbot platform, on the application, the browser, or any other format that a user can use to access the…
• § 22605 A person who suffers injury in fact as a result of a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action to recover all of the following relief: (a) Injunctive…
• § 22606 The duties, remedies, and obligations imposed by this chapter are cumulative to the duties, remedies, or obligations imposed under other law and shall not be…