{"id":215617,"date":"2026-05-18T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/state-lawmakers-want-to-rein-in-artificial-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:55:11","slug":"state-lawmakers-want-to-rein-in-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/state-lawmakers-want-to-rein-in-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"State lawmakers want to rein in artificial intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/berkeley-independent\/news\/state-lawmakers-want-to-rein-in-artificial-intelligence\/article_33532733-4600-48a1-9aee-4c837c250b2c.html\">State lawmakers want to rein in artificial intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/berkeley-independent\/news\/state-lawmakers-want-to-rein-in-artificial-intelligence\/article_33532733-4600-48a1-9aee-4c837c250b2c.html\">https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/berkeley-independent\/news\/state-lawmakers-want-to-rein-in-artificial-intelligence\/article_33532733-4600-48a1-9aee-4c837c250b2c.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-18 10:42:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.postandcourier.com\">www.postandcourier.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Bill Definition and Purpose<\/strong>: The &#8220;Protecting Children from Chatbots Act&#8221; 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