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This columnist just captured the fears of all parents in the age of AI chatbots
Jessica Grose is well known for her insightful observations on parenting, family, religion, and culture. So it comes as no surprise that her take on AI chatbots would be fresh, personal, and powerful.
Arkansas legislature passes first state version of COPPA 2.0, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has worked with state legislators to pass a landmark children’s online privacy protection bill, one day before the legislature is set to adjourn.
Nebraska advances bills to protect kids from AI, social media, and addictive apps
Three of four bills protecting kids online are nearing their final vote in Lincoln. It’s a sign of strong bipartisan support for the issue, which is a high priority for Gov. Jim Pillen.
California’s AI Working Group Report is good. Here’s how it could be better
California’s AI Working Group asked for suggestions. We’re here to offer them.
Five AI policy takeaways from the new Stanford HAI Index Report
The 2025 AI Index Report includes a chapter devoted to AI policymaking, proposals, and public investment.
We’ve pulled five key learnings.
Major AI transparency breakthrough: Ai2 model displays training data sources that may be linked to output
Ai2, the Allen Institute’s nonprofit research group, earlier today released OLMoTrace, a breakthrough tool that allows users to view and interact with the training data sources connected to specific AI chatbot outputs.
Legislative update: See which AI bills are flying, which are dying as the clock ticks on
The policy world now looks to California and New York, where lawmakers are taking up significant AI transparency and security proposals.
California bill would create a consumer warning to deter deepfakes
AI deepfakes leave people vulnerable to exploitation, identity theft, scams, misinformation and misrepresentation of character, says the bill’s author. A consumer warning would make everyday consumers think twice before breaking the law.
Federal judge declares Arkansas social media age verification law unconstitutional
The Social Media Safety Act, which required age verification to access major platforms, was too broadly written to pass the judge’s constitutional test.
A House committee in Olympia is stalling this bill to protect kids from addictive apps
A bill in the Washington State legislature would require parental control options and limit the hours of push notifications for minors. It passed the Senate but has stalled in the House Consumer Protection & Business Committee.
Virginia Gov. Youngkin signs one AI bill, vetoes another
Gov. Youngkin’s veto follows a massive lobbying push by corporate tech and Silicon Valley venture capitalists to prevent the creation of any safeguards around the development of AI.
You really should delete your DNA from 23andMe today. Here’s how.
The ancestry testing company filed for bankruptcy on Sunday. That means its vast trove of DNA data is now up for sale to the highest bidder.
California posts surprisingly promising AI Working Group draft report
California Gov. Gavin Newsom established a statewide AI working group to come up with policy recommendations. The group’s draft report came out this week, and it’s actually pretty good.
TCAI Guide: How to stop your images and data from being used to train AI
Amazon’s decision to not allow consumers to opt out of Alexa’s collection of consumer data (including a person’s voice) for AI training has sparked renewed interest in blocking the AI use of data from other platforms and products.
Here’s how to opt out of AI training in Alexa, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Microsoft 365, and other products.
TCAI, SAG-AFTRA back AI Copyright Transparency Act in Sacramento
Actress Joely Fisher and TCAI’s Jai Jaisimha testified on behalf of the California AI Copyright Transparency Act during its first hearing on Tuesday.
The revised guide to TRAIGA 2.0, the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act
The Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), the most talked-about AI bill of 2025, has been dramatically revised.
Our updated guide explains what the new bill would do.
Transparency Coalition releases proposal for the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Action Plan
The Trump Administration issued a call for proposals on Feb. 25. TCAI responded.
Albany enters the fight: Three big AI bills filed in New York State Assembly
Assemblymember Alex Bores opens the Albany session with three promising AI transparency and security bills.
Legislators have filed AI ‘duty of care’ liability bills in 10 states. Here’s how to track them.
11 AI liability bills have been filed in 10 states, as of mid-March. We’ve built a tracker to follow all of them.
Pinterest changed User Terms to train AI on your photos and data. Here’s how to opt out.
Pinterest is changing its User Terms to train its AI models using your photos and data. Here’s how to opt out and secure your content, in six easy clicks.