{"id":198887,"date":"2026-03-24T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/washington-gov-ferguson-signs-two-major-ai-safety-bills-into-law-transparency-coalition-legislation-for-transparency-in-ai-now\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:10:14","slug":"washington-gov-ferguson-signs-two-major-ai-safety-bills-into-law-transparency-coalition-legislation-for-transparency-in-ai-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/washington-gov-ferguson-signs-two-major-ai-safety-bills-into-law-transparency-coalition-legislation-for-transparency-in-ai-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Gov. Ferguson signs two major AI safety bills into law \u2014 Transparency Coalition. Legislation for Transparency in AI Now."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparencycoalition.ai\/news\/double-win-washington-gov-ferguson-signs-two-major-ai-safety-bills-into-law\">Washington Gov. Ferguson signs two major AI safety bills into law \u2014 Transparency Coalition. Legislation for Transparency in AI Now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparencycoalition.ai\/news\/double-win-washington-gov-ferguson-signs-two-major-ai-safety-bills-into-law\">https:\/\/www.transparencycoalition.ai\/news\/double-win-washington-gov-ferguson-signs-two-major-ai-safety-bills-into-law<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-24 18:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.transparencycoalition.ai\">www.transparencycoalition.ai<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>On March 24, 2026, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed two significant AI-related bills into law in Olympia.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The first bill, HB 2225, is an AI chatbot safety measure aimed at ensuring the safety of minors and implementing protocols for suicidal ideation and self-harm for all users.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The bill also requires explicit disclosure from chatbot operators that the bot is artificially intelligent and not human. For minors, it mandates additional safeguards against explicit sexual content and manipulative techniques.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The second bill, HB 1170, is an AI disclosure law requiring AI operators to inform users when content is generated or modified using artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Both bills were high-priority for the Transparency Coalition (TCAI), which helped draft and pass these measures. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Gov. Ferguson emphasized the importance of the bills, especially HB 2225, in protecting vulnerable individuals like teenagers who have tragically lost their lives due to the lack of guardrails in AI chatbots.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The event for signing the bills included parents, advocates, and lawmakers who support these new regulations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Gov. Ferguson signs two major AI safety bills into law \u2014 Transparency Coalition. 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