{
  "id": 18132,
  "url": "https://statescoop.com/state-chatbot-laws-could-create-regulatory-patchwork-new-report-warns",
  "title": "State chatbot laws could create regulatory patchwork, new report warns",
  "summary": "Researchers claimed inconsistent state definitions and requirements could make it harder for developers to comply, while diverting attention from safeguards that directly address documented risks to children.",
  "authors": "sfoxsowell",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "regulation,children-education",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-10T20:42:12.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-11T05:10:37.351Z",
  "source_slug": "x-statescoop",
  "source_name": "StateScoop",
  "source_homepage": "https://statescoop.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18132",
  "original_url": "https://statescoop.com/state-chatbot-laws-could-create-regulatory-patchwork-new-report-warns",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}