Garcia stands next to a picture of her son Sewell Setzer III at her home in Orlando, Florida on Oct 9, 2025. When tragedy struck Garcia's life, she couldn't have known her story would become an early warning that generative AI chatbots could pose a deadly danger to teenagers. — AFP
SAN FRANCISCO: California governor Gavin Newsom on Oct 13 signed into law a first-of-its-kind law regulating artificial intelligence chatbots, defying a push from the White House to leave such technology unchecked.
"We've seen some truly horrific and tragic examples of young people harmed by unregulated tech, and we won't stand by while companies continue without necessary limits and accountability," Newson said after signing the bill into law.
