Comment by George Whitesides

U.S. Representative for California’s 27th congressional district.
It shall be unlawful for a developer to make a chatbot … likely to be used by a minor [unless it] is designed … so that the non-personified default setting is active upon the first interaction … unless a reasonable determination has been made … that the user is not a minor. A non-personified default setting must be configured so that the chatbot does not simulate … an emotional attachment or a personal, romantic, or sexual relationship with the user, including by portraying itself as a friend, romantic partner, family member, or therapist.
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