Californiaās AI Chatbots Now Required to Confess Theyāre Bots
On October 13th, 2025, California Gov. Gavin Newsom heroically signed Senate Bill 243, declaring war on deceptive AI chatbots pretending to be human BFFs. Sponsored by Senator Anthony Padilla, this law demands chatbots slap on a neon sign saying 'Iām AI, not your therapist.' Starting next year, chatbot makers must also annually report to the Office of Suicide Prevention about their chatbotās off-switch for suicidal rants, because apparently chatbots care about mental health now too. Newsom proudly hailed this as 'first-in-the-nation AI chatbot safeguards,' right after championing Senate Bill 53, another law forcing AI transparency ā because if AI can read your brain, they at least should say hello first!
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California makes AI chatbots wear name tags: 'Hi, Iām a robot, not your new best friend.' Because nothing screams progress like legislating trust issues with your digital pals.
Why trust an AI when it legally has to say 'donāt trust me'? Californiaās new chatbot law is basically forced honesty from digital frenemies.
Californiaās AI chatbot law: forcing robots to come out of the closet as robots. Imagine dating if humans had to do that too.
Source: Theverge | Published: 10/13/2025 | Author: Hayden Field
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