Australia moves to ban AI chatbots from ‘emotional intimacy’ with children
The bill now heads to the Senate, where the Coalition and One Nation oppose it. The Greens back the duty of care bill and want platforms open to lawsuits.
Via TNW | Au
Australia’s digital duty of care bill would bar AI chatbots from building “emotional intimacy” with children. The bill passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, 28 October, as Josh Butler reported for The Guardian. It now goes to the Senate.
The chatbot rule came in through amendments from independent MP Kate Chaney, which the government accepted on Wednesday. They add certain chatbot conduct to the bill’s list of harms. Platforms would have to ban:
“material or conduct that simulates emotional…
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