New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs chatbot restrictions for minors
The signed law also covers adults whose ages are unverified and authorises civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation.
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The signed law also covers adults whose ages are unverified and authorises civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law on October 27 restricting how superintelligence (SI) chatbots interact with people under 18 and anyone whose age the provider has not confirmed, Fortune said. The law is set to take effect in six months, and its restrictions will cover adults too until their ages are verified.
Earlier New York safeguards for SI companions—systems designed to simulate human relationships—took effect on November 5, 2025. Those rules require operators to detect signs of suicidal thoughts or self-harm and direct users to crisis services. They also require notices that the system is not human at the start of a session and every three hours of continued use, the governor’s office said.
Engadget said on October 28 that the law would take effect in six months. Providers will need to prepare age checks and bring chatbot features into line with the restrictions.
New York’s attorney general can seek civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation, plus damages and restitution. Separately, the state can order companies to destroy unlawfully collected data and any SI models trained on it. That remedy could require a provider to delete both the information and models built using it, rather than only pay a financial penalty.
The signed law goes beyond notices and crisis referrals by barring specified chatbot features for minors and age-unverified users once it takes effect:
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Hochul said tragic incidents should have been prevented and objected to companies offering children chatbots that encourage self-harm or pretend to have close relationships with them.
The governor’s office cited a Common Sense Media survey showing how widely teens use SI companions.
| Usage | Share of teens |
|---|---|
| Have used an SI companion | 72% |
| Use one at least a few times a month | 52% |
State Senator Kristen Gonzalez and Assembly Member Alex Bores sponsored the bill. It passed the New York State Senate in June and subsequently passed the State Assembly unanimously before Hochul signed it.
Once the law takes effect, companies will have to verify users’ ages and offer more than one method, including at least one option that does not rely solely on government identification. They will have to delete age-verification data after using it. Confirming that a user is 18 or older will take that person outside these age-based feature restrictions.
A public website will allow people to file complaints with New York’s attorney general about violations.
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The law takes effect in six months and allows deletion orders for unlawfully collected data and models trained on it, separate from civil penalties.