India, Oct. 30 -- New York is enacting farther-reaching curbs on companion chatbot behaviour, as states increasingly move to protect children who use AI, regulate how employers deploy AI systems and push developers to prevent an AI-caused catastrophe. Legislation signed on Wednesday by Governor Kathy Hochul outlines a dozen definitions of "unsafe AI companion features" that will be prohibited when a companion chatbot interacts with a child under 18. A violation could expose a chatbot developer to a lawsuit by the state attorney general's office. Penalties could include monetary damages, shutting down the chatbot and destroying data. The law takes effect January 1. Hochul signed the bill amid growing warnings about the risks posed by the rap...