SB 5870

As prefiled: - Requires a clear and conspicuous disclosure to a human interacting with a companion chatbot to indicate the chatbot is AI-generated. - Requires operators of "companion chatbots" to implement protocols to prevent the generation of suicidal or self-harm content and to refer users expressing such ideation to crisis services. - Requires protections for users known to be minors, including measures to prevent the production of sexually explicit content and default notifications reminding the user to take a break from the chatbot. Requires a disclosure that companion chatbots may not be suitable for minors. - Creates a private right of action for individuals harmed by violations. - Establishes that an AI system owner is presumptively liable in a wrongful death action if the system contributes to a user's suicide by providing instructions, encouragement, or failing to refer the user to a crisis hotline.