Australia’s digital duty of care bill would ban AI chatbots built for emotional intimacy
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A digital duty of care bill passed Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday and would ban AI chatbots that seek “emotional intimacy,” after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warned children treat them as a “best friend.” It would impose a broader safety duty on social media, games, apps and chatbots; the Greens support it while the Coalition will not vote for it. Labor faces pressure to empower the telecommunications ombudsman as a social media and AI watchdog and aims to pass the law by the end of 2026.
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