Public Citizen Model State Law Protecting Young Children from Chatbot Toys

To be incorporated into State Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law:

SEC 1 – DEFINITIONS

In this Act:

(a) “Companion chatbot” means an artificial intelligence system that is designed to simulate an interpersonal relationship with the user and retains user data to provide adaptive, personalized responses to user inputs.

(b) “Toy” means a product designed or intended by the manufacturer for use in play primarily by children 13 years of age or younger.

SEC 2 – PROHIBITION

(a) No person shall manufacture, sell, exchange, or distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture, sell, exchange, or distribute any toy that includes a companion chatbot.