State lawmakers have approved Senate Bill 243, which now heads to Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature by October 12. If Newsom signs it, California will be the first state to hold AI developers legally responsible for chatbot safety. National Scrutiny Mounts Amid Teen Safety CrisisThe legislative push in California is not happening in a vacuum. This widespread condemnation has forced companies like Meta and OpenAI to overhaul their teen safety rules. That has an incredible risk of dependency.”A Tale of Two Bills: California’s Search for AI RegulationThe success of SB 243 stands in strong contrast to the fate of another, more sweeping AI bill, SB 1047.