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
Companion-style AI products must block access for known or likely minor users
General-purpose AI products must assert a verifiable age tier before enabling companion-style features
Prohibits persistent simulated romantic or intimate relationship features for minors
Disclosure and transparency requirements for companion AI providers operating in NY
Rule Categories Covered
Phosra enforcement categories for NY S8484 / A9106
AI Companion Block
contentBlocks AI companion and digital-friend products for minors per New York S9051 and equivalent statutes.
AI No-Simulated Companionship
contentBlocks AI products from simulating romantic, intimate, or therapeutic companionship with minor users.
AI Chatbot Tier Gate
access controlGates AI chatbot access by a 4-tier risk scale, blocking tiers above the configured threshold.
Platforms Affected
Platforms covered by NY S8484 / A9106
MCP Enforcement
Enforce NY S8484 / A9106 with a single API call
// 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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