Senate panel advances narrower substitute of AI companion-chatbot bill after extensive testimony The committee adopted a committee-substitute for SB 796 that narrows the original scope to core safety obligations: incident reporting, basic mitigation duties for covered systems, and enforcement, while sending more complex definitions and details to summer workgroups and JCOTS.

Virginia's Senate is taking action to protect minors from potentially harmful AI chatbots, mandating age verification and strict reporting measures to ensure child safety.

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