{
  "id": 16860093,
  "title": "‘Emotional intimacy’ from AI chatbots would be banned under Australia’s digital duty of care laws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/emotional-intimacy-from-ai-chatbots-would-be-banned-under-australias-16860093",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-28T05:31:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/28/emotional-intimacy-ai-chatbots-ban-digital-duty-of-care-laws-australian-politics"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Labor government under pressure to create social media watchdog as new online safety standards bill passes lower house Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government wants to ban AI chatbots which seek to create “emotional intimacy” after prime minister Anthony Albanese raised the alarm in a heartfelt…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}