Meta and TikTok have each filed suits claiming California’s Protecting Our Kids From Social Media Addiction Act (PKSMAA) violates the First Amendment following a court ruling last year that disallowed a NetChoice suit and said only individual companies could file challenges.
Kazakhstan has a new AI law which outlines obligations for owners and users of AI systems. This includes a ban on AI that is manipulative or improperly handles personal data. Fun fact: Kazakhstan is the world’s ninth largest country (by land area).
Sales of FoloToy’s Kumma teddy bear have been suspended after a safety group found the AI plushie was providing kids tips on how to find and light matches, how to be a “good kisser”, and explaining sexual kinks.
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