Additional Warning Labels and App Store Verification
Another just-signed California bill is AB 56, from Democratic state Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, and it requires AI and social media companies show minors warning labels for “profound” mental health risks. Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok are among the platforms impacted by this new regulation.
Finally, there’s Democratic state Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’s AB 1043, which requires device makers and app stores to verify users’ ages.
Notably, this final bill does not require photo ID uploads from all users — a feature similar bills in other states have put forth despite qualms from privacy advocates.
It’s a big step for AI regulation, and a sign that the generative AI industry is reaching greater attention from lawmakers following several years of rapid growth.
