{
  "id": 17009505,
  "title": "New York passes law restricting children's use of AI chatbots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/new-york-passes-law-restricting-childrens-use-of-ai-chatbots-17009505",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-29T04:07:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/new-york-passes-law-restricting-childrens-use-of-ai-chatbots/articleshow/135289429.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The governor of New York state signed a new law Wednesday preventing minors from using AI chatbots that act as companions, in one of the broadest moves yet for restricting consumer-facing models. \"No longer will minors have access to chatbots that pretend to be their friends, boyfriends and girlfriends,\" New York Governor Kathy Hochul said at a signing ceremony Wednesday.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "New York passes law restricting children’s use of AI chatbots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/new-york-passes-law-restricting-childrens-use-of-ai-chatbots",
        "published": "2026-10-29T03:18:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "New York law targets AI chatbots that mimic relationships with minors, sparking tech industry backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/new-york-law-targets-ai-chatbots-that-mimic-relationships-with-minors",
        "published": "2026-10-29T07:17:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}