California AB 2023 — AI Chatbot Safety Standards for Minors (CA AB 2023)
Establishes baseline safety and transparency standards for general-purpose AI chatbots available to minors. Requires age-tiered feature gating, clear disclosure that the user is interacting with AI, and prohibits engagement-maximizing dark patterns on minor accounts.
Key Provisions
What CA AB 2023 requires
Age-tiered feature gating (under 13, 13–15, 16–17) for AI chatbot products
Requires the chatbot to assert a verifiable age tier before age-restricted features are unlocked
Mandates a persistent 'this is AI, not a person' disclosure at session start and on request
Prohibits engagement-maximizing dark patterns (streaks, guilt prompts) targeting minors
Annual transparency report on minor-user safety incidents
Rule Categories Covered
Phosra enforcement categories for CA AB 2023
Ai Chatbot Tier Gate
otherEnforces ai chatbot tier gate rules across connected platforms.
Ai Chatbot Age Assertion
otherEnforces ai chatbot age assertion rules across connected platforms.
Ai Is It Real Disclosure
otherEnforces ai is it real disclosure rules across connected platforms.
Ai No Engagement Dark Patterns
otherEnforces ai no engagement dark patterns rules across connected platforms.
Platforms Affected
Platforms covered by CA AB 2023
MCP Enforcement
Enforce CA AB 2023 with a single API call
// Enforce CA AB 2023 compliance
tool: trigger_child_enforcement
input: {
child_id: "ch_emma_01",
law: "CA_AB_2023",
rules: [
"ai_chatbot_tier_gate",
"ai_chatbot_age_assertion",
"ai_is_it_real_disclosure",
"ai_no_engagement_dark_patterns"]
}
→ ChatGPT enforcement applied ✓
→ Gemini enforcement applied ✓
→ Claude enforcement applied ✓
→ Character.AI enforcement applied ✓
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