Laura VanDruff Quoted on Chatbot Regulation

Partner Laura Riposo VanDruff was quoted by Bloomberg Law in their article ​“Chatbot Developers Brace for Impending Wave of State Regulation.” The article discusses the possibility of a ramp up in regulation and enforcement actions on chatbots as concerns over children’s privacy rise. Chatbots, which are broadly defined as software that uses artificial intelligence to generate human-like conversation, have been facing an increase in private litigation and some legislative activity.

“State legislatures are reaching consensus on the need for additional chatbot protections, but there isn’t agreement on the best way to do that,” said Laura.

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