New York, United StatesIntroduced (2026 session)

New York S8484 / A9106 — AI Companion Safety Standards (NY S8484 / A9106)

Establishes safety standards specifically for AI companion products (apps whose primary function is ongoing simulated relationship with a user). Prohibits companion-style products on minor accounts and requires age-tiered feature gating for any system that may create a minor user.

Key Provisions

What NY S8484 / A9106 requires

01

Companion-style AI products must block access for known or likely minor users

02

General-purpose AI products must assert a verifiable age tier before enabling companion-style features

03

Prohibits persistent simulated romantic or intimate relationship features for minors

04

Disclosure and transparency requirements for companion AI providers operating in NY

Rule Categories Covered

Phosra enforcement categories for NY S8484 / A9106

AI Companion Block

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ai_companion_block

Blocks AI companion and digital-friend products for minors per New York S9051 and equivalent statutes.

AI No-Simulated Companionship

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ai_no_simulated_companionship

Blocks AI products from simulating romantic, intimate, or therapeutic companionship with minor users.

AI Chatbot Tier Gate

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ai_chatbot_tier_gate

Gates AI chatbot access by a 4-tier risk scale, blocking tiers above the configured threshold.

Platforms Affected

Platforms covered by NY S8484 / A9106

Character.AIReplikaNomiSnapchat My AI
Age: Under 18

MCP Enforcement

Enforce NY S8484 / A9106 with a single API call

mcp-enforcement
// Enforce NY S8484 / A9106 compliance
tool: trigger_child_enforcement
input: {
  child_id: "ch_emma_01",
  law: "NY_S8484",
  rules: [
          "ai_companion_block",
          "ai_no_simulated_companionship",
          "ai_chatbot_tier_gate"]
}

→ Character.AI enforcement applied     ✓
→ Replika      enforcement applied     ✓
→ Nomi         enforcement applied     ✓
→ Snapchat My AI enforcement applied     ✓

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