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Rhode Island S2195

Rhode Island S2195 is in committee.

This bill requires AI companion apps to have safety features that detect and respond to users expressing suicidal thoughts, potential harm to others, or financial harm. It also mandates that these apps disclose to users that the AI does not have real human emotions.

Recorded sponsors: Lori Urso, Victoria Gu, Louis Dipalma, Thomas Paolino.

Official title

Creates additional safety features for AI companion technology that include addressing suicidal ideation, potential physical harm or financial harm to others expressed by a user. It also requires notification the AI companion does not have human emotions.

Bill details

Stage
In committee
Policy area
Healthcare
Party origin
Bipartisan
Sponsors
Lori Urso, Victoria Gu, Louis Dipalma, Thomas Paolino
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Focus areas

Topics this bill touches, used to group it with related legislation.

  • AI Safety
  • Child Safety
  • Algorithmic Transparency
  • AI in Healthcare

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What would Rhode Island S2195 do, and who would it affect?

Records current as of . The bill text and legislative history are linked below.