US policy analysts, lawmakers, and others say several state-level AI chatbot safety bills included language that could provide loopholes for tech companies (Katie McQue/NPR)

Katie McQue / NPR:
US policy analysts, lawmakers, and others say several state-level AI chatbot safety bills included language that could provide loopholes for tech companies  —  Cynthia Montoya's daughter, Juliana, was 13 when she began talking to AI chatbots.  It was 2023, and the technology was only beginning to enter widespread use.