Kansas bill targets AI chatbot behavior

A Kansas Senate bill backed by Attorney General Kris Kobach would sharply limit how artificial intelligence chatbots interact with people.

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February 10, 2026 - 3:21 PM

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach testified Feb. 9, in favor of a bill that would stop artificial intelligence chatbots from forming humanlike relationships with computer users. Photo by Morgan Chilson/Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — A legislative proposal would stop artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT from developing emotional relationships with people online, encouraging suicide or murder, or offering mental health care.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said Senate Bill 405 should be a nonpartisan bill because it looks out for Kansans as they interact with online AI chatbots, he told the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee.

The bill outlines eight items AI chatbots cannot do, including providing emotional support through open-ended conversations with a user; acting…

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