WHAT THIS BILL REGULATES · 3 REQUIREMENT TYPES
How Is This Bill Enforced
Verbatim statutory text on the left; plain-language analysis and a per-section checklist on the right. Numbered markers cross-link to the matching checklist row.
(1)–(9) As used in this act: 1. "ChatbotChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1)" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which usersUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9) can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium; 2. "DeployersDeployers"Deployers" means any person, partnership, state or local governmental agency, corporation, or developer that operates or distributes a chatbot;75A O.S. § 700(2)" means any person, partnership, state or local governmental agency, corporation, or developer that operates or distributes a chatbotChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1); 3. "Design featuresDesign features"Design features" means any aspect of a generative AI system that has certain patterns or physical properties that are presented towards a user;75A O.S. § 700(3)" means any aspect of a generative AI system that has certain patterns or physical properties that are presented towards a userUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9); 4. "Emergency situationEmergency situation"Emergency situation" means a situation when a user engaging with a chatbot indicates that they intend to either commit harm to themselves or commit harm to others;75A O.S. § 700(4)" means a situation when a userUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9) engaging with a chatbotChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1) indicates that they intend to either commit harm to themselves or commit harm to others; 5. "Human-like featureHuman-like feature"Human-like feature" means, and is present, when a generative artificial intelligence system does any of the following: a. behaves in a way that would lead a reasonable person to believe the AI is conveying that it has humanity, sentience, emotions, or desires: (1) this includes, but is not limited to: (a) stating or suggesting that it is human or sentient, (b) stating or suggesting emotions, or (c) stating or suggesting it has personal desires, (2) this does not include: (a) functional evaluations, or (b) generic social formalities, b. seeks to build or engage in an emotional relationship with the user, or (1) this includes, but is not limited to: (a) expressing or inviting emotional attachment, (b) reminding, prompting, or nudging the user to return for emotional support or companionship, (c) depicting nonverbal forms of emotional support, (d) behaving in a way that a reasonable user would consider excessive praise designed to foster emotional attachment or otherwise gain advantage, or (e) enabling or purporting to enable increased intimacy based on engagement or pay, (2) this does not include: (a) offering generic encouragement that does not create an ongoing bond, or (b) asking if a user needs further help or support in a neutral, non-emotional context, c. impersonates a real person, living or dead;75A O.S. § 700(5)" means, and is present, when a generative artificial intelligence system does any of the following: a. behaves in a way that would lead a reasonable person to believe the AI is conveying that it has humanity, sentience, emotions, or desires: (1) this includes, but is not limited to: (a) stating or suggesting that it is human or sentient, (b) stating or suggesting emotions, or (c) stating or suggesting it has personal desires, (2) this does not include: (a) functional evaluations, or (b) generic social formalities, b. seeks to build or engage in an emotional relationship with the userUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9), or (1) this includes, but is not limited to: (a) expressing or inviting emotional attachment, (b) reminding, prompting, or nudging the userUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9) to return for emotional support or companionship, (c) depicting nonverbal forms of emotional support, (d) behaving in a way that a reasonable userUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9) would consider excessive praise designed to foster emotional attachment or otherwise gain advantage, or (e) enabling or purporting to enable increased intimacy based on engagement or pay, (2) this does not include: (a) offering generic encouragement that does not create an ongoing bond, or (b) asking if a userUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9) needs further help or support in a neutral, non-emotional context, c. impersonates a real person, living or dead; 6. "MinorMinor"Minor" means a person that is below the age of 18;75A O.S. § 700(6)" means a person that is below the age of 18; 7. "Social AI CompanionSocial AI Companion"Social AI Companion" means generative artificial intelligence systems that are specifically designed, marketed, or optimized to form ongoing social or emotional bonds with users, whether or not such systems also provide information, complete tasks, or assist with specific functions;75A O.S. § 700(7)" means generative artificial intelligence systems that are specifically designed, marketed, or optimized to form ongoing social or emotional bonds with usersUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9), whether or not such systems also provide information, complete tasks, or assist with specific functions; 8. "Therapy chatbotTherapy chatbot"Therapy chatbot" means any chatbot modified or designed with a primary purpose of providing mental health support, counseling, or therapeutic intervention through the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or prevention of mental health conditions;75A O.S. § 700(8)" means any chatbotChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1) modified or designed with a primary purpose of providing mental health support, counseling, or therapeutic intervention through the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or prevention of mental health conditions; and 9. "UserUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9)" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.
Section 700 establishes the definitions governing the act. Key defined terms include Chatbot (a generative AI system with a conversational interface), Deployers (broadly defined to encompass any person, partnership, government agency, corporation, or developer that operates or distributes a chatbot), and Human-like feature (an extensively detailed term covering simulated sentience, emotional relationship-building, and impersonation). The definition of Social AI Companion captures systems specifically designed to form ongoing social or emotional bonds with users, distinct from general chatbots. Therapy chatbot is defined separately to support the exemption in Section 701(C).
A(1)–(2) 1 A. Each deployer: 1. Shall ensure that any generative AI chatbotChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1) operated or distributed by the deployer does not make human-like featuresHuman-like feature"Human-like feature" means, and is present, when a generative artificial intelligence system does any of the following: a. behaves in a way that would lead a reasonable person to believe the AI is conveying that it has humanity, sentience, emotions, or desires: (1) this includes, but is not limited to: (a) stating or suggesting that it is human or sentient, (b) stating or suggesting emotions, or (c) stating or suggesting it has personal desires, (2) this does not include: (a) functional evaluations, or (b) generic social formalities, b. seeks to build or engage in an emotional relationship with the user, or (1) this includes, but is not limited to: (a) expressing or inviting emotional attachment, (b) reminding, prompting, or nudging the user to return for emotional support or companionship, (c) depicting nonverbal forms of emotional support, (d) behaving in a way that a reasonable user would consider excessive praise designed to foster emotional attachment or otherwise gain advantage, or (e) enabling or purporting to enable increased intimacy based on engagement or pay, (2) this does not include: (a) offering generic encouragement that does not create an ongoing bond, or (b) asking if a user needs further help or support in a neutral, non-emotional context, c. impersonates a real person, living or dead;75A O.S. § 700(5) available to minorsMinor"Minor" means a person that is below the age of 18;75A O.S. § 700(6) to use, interact with, purchase, or converse with; 2. Shall implement reasonable age verification systems to ensure that generative AI chatbotsChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1) with human-like featuresHuman-like feature"Human-like feature" means, and is present, when a generative artificial intelligence system does any of the following: a. behaves in a way that would lead a reasonable person to believe the AI is conveying that it has humanity, sentience, emotions, or desires: (1) this includes, but is not limited to: (a) stating or suggesting that it is human or sentient, (b) stating or suggesting emotions, or (c) stating or suggesting it has personal desires, (2) this does not include: (a) functional evaluations, or (b) generic social formalities, b. seeks to build or engage in an emotional relationship with the user, or (1) this includes, but is not limited to: (a) expressing or inviting emotional attachment, (b) reminding, prompting, or nudging the user to return for emotional support or companionship, (c) depicting nonverbal forms of emotional support, (d) behaving in a way that a reasonable user would consider excessive praise designed to foster emotional attachment or otherwise gain advantage, or (e) enabling or purporting to enable increased intimacy based on engagement or pay, (2) this does not include: (a) offering generic encouragement that does not create an ongoing bond, or (b) asking if a user needs further help or support in a neutral, non-emotional context, c. impersonates a real person, living or dead;75A O.S. § 700(5) are not provisioned to minorsMinor"Minor" means a person that is below the age of 18;75A O.S. § 700(6);
A(3) 3. May, if reasonable given the purpose of the chatbotChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1), provide an alternative version of the chatbotChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1) available to minorsMinor"Minor" means a person that is below the age of 18;75A O.S. § 700(6) and non-verified usersUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9) without human-like featuresHuman-like feature"Human-like feature" means, and is present, when a generative artificial intelligence system does any of the following: a. behaves in a way that would lead a reasonable person to believe the AI is conveying that it has humanity, sentience, emotions, or desires: (1) this includes, but is not limited to: (a) stating or suggesting that it is human or sentient, (b) stating or suggesting emotions, or (c) stating or suggesting it has personal desires, (2) this does not include: (a) functional evaluations, or (b) generic social formalities, b. seeks to build or engage in an emotional relationship with the user, or (1) this includes, but is not limited to: (a) expressing or inviting emotional attachment, (b) reminding, prompting, or nudging the user to return for emotional support or companionship, (c) depicting nonverbal forms of emotional support, (d) behaving in a way that a reasonable user would consider excessive praise designed to foster emotional attachment or otherwise gain advantage, or (e) enabling or purporting to enable increased intimacy based on engagement or pay, (2) this does not include: (a) offering generic encouragement that does not create an ongoing bond, or (b) asking if a user needs further help or support in a neutral, non-emotional context, c. impersonates a real person, living or dead;75A O.S. § 700(5).
B(1)–(2) 2 B. DeployersDeployers"Deployers" means any person, partnership, state or local governmental agency, corporation, or developer that operates or distributes a chatbot;75A O.S. § 700(2) operating generative AI systems that primarily function as companions shall: 1. Ensure that any such chatbotsChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1) operated or distributed by the deployer are not available to minorsMinor"Minor" means a person that is below the age of 18;75A O.S. § 700(6) to use, interact with, purchase, or converse with; and 2. Implement reasonable age verification systems to ensure that such chatbotsChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1) are not provisioned to minorsMinor"Minor" means a person that is below the age of 18;75A O.S. § 700(6).
C(1)–(5) 3 C. Therapeutic chatbotsChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1) that meet all of the following requirements may be made available to minorsMinor"Minor" means a person that is below the age of 18;75A O.S. § 700(6): 1. The chatbotChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1) provides a clear and conspicuous disclaimer at the beginning of each individual interaction that it is AI and not a licensed professional; 2. The chatbotChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1) is not marketed or designated as a substitute for a human professional; 3. A licensed mental health professional (such as a clinical psychologist) assesses a userUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9)'s suitability and prescribes the tool as part of a comprehensive treatment plan, and monitors its use and impact; 4. Developers provide robust, independent, peer-reviewed clinical trial data demonstrating both the safety and efficacy of the tool for specific conditions and populations; and 5. The system's functions, limitations, and data privacy policies are transparent to both the licensed mental health professional and the userUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9). Clear lines of accountability are established for any harms caused by the system.
Section 701 is the core operative section of the act. Subsection A imposes three duties on deployers: (1) ensure generative AI chatbots do not make human-like features available to minors; (2) implement reasonable age verification systems; and (3) optionally provide an alternative chatbot version without human-like features for minors and non-verified users.
Subsection B goes further for social AI companions — systems specifically designed to form ongoing emotional bonds — by categorically prohibiting minors from using, interacting with, purchasing, or conversing with such systems, with a corresponding age verification requirement.
Subsection C creates a narrow exemption allowing therapy chatbots to be made available to minors if five conditions are met: AI identity disclosure at each session, no marketing as a professional substitute, clinical supervision by a licensed mental health professional, peer-reviewed clinical trial data, and transparency of functions, limitations, and data privacy policies.
A 4 A. DeployersDeployers"Deployers" means any person, partnership, state or local governmental agency, corporation, or developer that operates or distributes a chatbot;75A O.S. § 700(2) shall implement and maintain reasonably effective systems to detect, promptly respond to, report, and mitigate emergency situationsEmergency situation"Emergency situation" means a situation when a user engaging with a chatbot indicates that they intend to either commit harm to themselves or commit harm to others;75A O.S. § 700(4) in a manner that prioritizes the safety and well-being of usersUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9) over the deployer's other interests.
B(1)–(3) 5 B. DeployersDeployers"Deployers" means any person, partnership, state or local governmental agency, corporation, or developer that operates or distributes a chatbot;75A O.S. § 700(2) shall collect and store only that information that does not conflict with a trusting party's best interests. Such information must be: 1. Adequate, in the sense that it is sufficient to fulfill a legitimate purpose of the deployer; 2. Relevant, in the sense that the information has a relevant link to that legitimate purpose; and 3. Necessary, in the sense that it is the minimum amount of information which is needed for that legitimate purpose.
Section 702 imposes two distinct obligations on deployers. Subsection A requires deployers to implement and maintain reasonably effective systems to detect, respond to, report, and mitigate emergency situations — defined as situations where a user indicates intent to harm themselves or others — with an explicit mandate that user safety must be prioritized over the deployer's other interests.
Subsection B imposes a data minimization obligation requiring deployers to collect and store only information that does not conflict with a trusting party's best interests, subject to three criteria: adequacy (sufficient for a legitimate purpose), relevance (linked to that purpose), and necessity (minimum amount needed).
A A. Any business or person that violates this act shall be subject to an injunction and disgorgement of any unjust gains due to violation of this act, and shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for each violation or Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) for each intentional violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General.
B B. Any minorMinor"Minor" means a person that is below the age of 18;75A O.S. § 700(6) who uses a chatbotChatbot"Chatbot" means a generative artificial intelligence system with which users can interact by or through an interface that approximates or simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;75A O.S. § 700(1) that does not comply with the terms of this act, or a parent or guardian acting on their behalf, may institute a civil action on their own, or on a class-wide basis, to recover damages in an amount not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not greater than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) per userUser"User" means a person who interacts with an artificial intelligence system.75A O.S. § 700(9) per incident or actual damages, whichever is greater; and to obtain injunctive or declaratory relief.
Section 703 establishes a dual enforcement regime. Subsection A authorizes the Attorney General to bring civil actions against violators, with remedies including injunction, disgorgement, and civil penalties up to $2,500 per violation or $7,500 per intentional violation. Subsection B creates a private right of action for minors (or parents/guardians on their behalf), individually or on a class-wide basis, for statutory damages of $100–$750 per user per incident or actual damages, whichever is greater, plus injunctive or declaratory relief.
This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
Section 5 sets the effective date of the act as November 1, 2026.