Requirements of all companion AI chatbots

(a) Age assurance requirement (1) Account requirement Each covered entity shall require each individual accessing a companion AI chatbot to establish an account. (2) Age assurance requirement A covered entity shall require an individual seeking to establish an account to access a companion AI chatbot to provide an age assurance that includes the age and date of birth of such individual. (3) Child-protective settings requirement (A) In general If the age assurance described in paragraph (2) indicates that an individual seeking to establish an account is a minor, a covered entity shall require that for an account to be established— (i) such minor, or a parent or legal guardian of such minor, provides contact information for a parent or legal guardian of such minor; and (ii) the child-protective settings described in subparagraph (B) are enabled for the account of such minor. (B) Child-protective settings A covered entity shall ensure that the child-protective settings enabled pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) include— (i) easy-to-use parental controls that allow a parent or legal guardian of a minor user to monitor and limit such minor user's use of a companion AI chatbot; and (ii) a system for notifying the parent or legal guardian of a minor user if such minor user expresses suicidal ideation while using a companion AI chatbot. (b) AI identity disclosure (1) In general A covered entity shall require a companion AI chatbot to provide to each minor user of such chatbot a clear and conspicuous disclosure that meets the requirements described in paragraph (2) that such chatbot is not human. (2) Disclosure requirements A disclosure provided pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be— (A) provided at the beginning of an interaction between the companion AI chatbot and a minor user of such chatbot; and (B) written in plain language.